Talking to Myself

It’s hard to set yourself down and have a stern heart to heart talk.  Talking to myself?  Yes.

I’ve got to fight the fatigue more.  Yesterday I took the weed eater to some backyard weeds.  Also took my new clippers to some of the stuff in the garden area.

The dogs loved getting back there in the tall weeds and investigating all the smells.

The squirrels ate the sunflower seeds.  They pulled the plants down to get to them.  Bad squirrels!  Maybe they buried some of the seeds.  Maybe I’ll have sunflowers all over the yard next year.

Lory and I had a good week-end at the barn.  She sold her Blue Boy picture and I sold a large mirror.  We will go Sat. to pick up our money.

There was a lot of talk of the Christmas season coming up.  The barn is on the Christmas Tour this year so we are to go all out with decorating. 

Bah humbug.

Okay – more talking to myself.  I’ll get into the attic and see what I can find.

Went this morning for my weekly blood test then went to the drug store for a prescription.  Also picked up two bottles of chewable calcium pills, and some gel shoe inserts.  When I paid for my items there was a $4.00 coupon on the sales slip.

As I walked toward the exit I somehow ended up in the candy aisle.  Hmmmm.  I used the coupon for dark chocolate.

later….

Rain!

It rained on our sale which was set up outside.  Books and papers were quickly stuffed back into boxes and moved inside. 

The rain let up and we slowly moved some of the items back outside. 

I had filled the back of my Mazda Tribute (Ford Escort with Mazda on the front) with collector books, antique price guides, etc.   I just put the back door up and let people look.  I sold $11.00 out of there.

Then the crowd picked up and we were very busy for a couple of hours.  Part of the fun was sending people out to the shed in back of the barn and telling them to ring the doorbell.  That shed is all decorated for Halloween and the doorbell makes a plastic hand come down and touch your finger. 

Some people scream, some just pull their hand back real fast.  Then just inside your motion makes a gruesome picture with lit up eyes start asking for help in a creepy voice.

You don’t have to be crazy to work there but it helps.

Lory and I stayed till 3:30.  I am very tired and my feet hurt but then I’m often tired and my feet often hurt.

It’s supposed to rain some more tonight and maybe tomorrow and then turn windy and colder on Saturday.  It’s fall.

later….

 

Wheels Again

The car got done yesterday.  They straightened the right front backing plate (that was causing the rattle) and welded an exhaust hanger and replaced the rear windshield wiper for a total of $65.91.

Some day I’ll need tires, they are “cupped” because I never had them rotated.  There is still a lot of tread on them. 

I really appreciate that garage, Phil’s.  They know I’ll be back so they treat me well.

Getting ready to try to sell a bunch of books this coming week-end.  I have antique value guides dating way back.  I also have a bunch of old paper backs and hard backs. 

Lory helped this afternoon. She ran into a very strange book titled Failure of a Mission by Sir Nevile Henderson.  It has everything you would expect, up to and including a prologue.  After that all the pages are blank.  The contents page lists the chapters with 000 for the page.  I have looked on the internet and found this book with quotes from the content.  So this one has to be rare.

My feet are sore from the chemo.  The more I walk the sorer they are.  They are peeling now and very red.  The Dr. says I am tolerating this chemo well.  I’m sure it could be worse so I take an occasional pill and try not to make extra steps. 

Of course, the dogs want to go out and in a lot and Bandit doesn’t want to come in at the same time as Teddy.  He wants the door opened just for him.  I’ve had other dogs like that.

The weather is drippy today.  Bandit looks out the back door and shakes as if he is already wet.  Teddy runs out and runs right back in.  I tell them that black dogs don’t melt but I think they hear “blah blah blah”.

later….

No Wheels

The RV went to the shop yesterday to be winterized and to get the generator working. 

Today the car went to the shop to figure out what is making a rattle when I make a left turn. 

The car garage guy also heard a rumble that I hadn’t noticed.  That is probably the tires.  The car has 88000 miles on it and as far as I know those are the original tires.

They gave me a ride home so here I sit with no wheels.  So I went outside and trimmed some brush with my new clippers.  Things you don’t want to grow in places you don’t want them seem to do the best. 

That went well until I accidently stepped in dog dodo.  Now those shoes have been cleaned and I am wearing slippers. 

Took a Bandit urine sample to the vet yesterday.  I put it in the refrigerator for a while before I took it in.  Apparently that is a nono.   I am to stop giving him the prednisone and get another urine sample next week and not refrigerate it.

The spot where his cyst broke open is almost healed. 

The weather has turned chilly after a week of really warm days.  The trees are turning and the tops of some plants have been nipped by frost.

Since John isn’t supposed to use a lawn mower with his heart condition I have asked the neighbors if they would take care of it.  They have agreed to do it.

I didn’t have any big plans to go anywhere today but without wheels I can think of lots of errands I could run.

I’ll have wheels ….

later.

 

Homecoming Parade

I was just getting ready to feed the dogs this evening when I heard a band.  Sure enough there was a band in the street in front of my house.  They were playing, then dancing.  They have been practicing since last year.  Maybe a new band teacher?

The band was followed by trucks carrying students, even one for the 7th grade volley ball team.  Then came the convertibles with the freshman thru senior candidates for king and queen.

There wasn’t much of a crowd watching so the kids threw candy at the truck or car behind or in front of them.

Two very noisy fire trucks brought up the rear and finally turned the corner and released traffic.

I think the cement truck was very happy to go.  His load is a bit time sensitive.  I learned about that from Bill, husband #2. 

He was a construction inspector and carried a thermometer to check the temperature of cement before it was poured.  If it had started to heat up he would recommend the driver go buy several bags of ice and come back.

If they had poured it while it was heating (starting to set) it would have powdered off and been weak.  A big all day pour with several trucks lined up could become a problem.  Bill’s nickname was bulldog.  I thought he was more like a pussy cat.

I started the Zeloda tonight.  I’ve made appointments for blood work at the local doctor’s office.  Also trimmed the hair on Teddy’s feet so I could find his toenails and cut them.  He wasn’t happy about it.

later….

Doctor’s Appointment

I saw the oncologist today.  The original appointment was for 9:45, then changed to 8:45.  Of course, when I got there on time I had to wait for about 1/2 hour. 

Maybe next time it will be me that needs more time with the doctor so I won’t complain.

The news is all good.  Last time the report didn’t even say how many spots were in my liver, just that there were a lot.

One of my kids started learning to count (about age 2) by saying “one two three lottsa”.

This time there are less spots in the liver, still no count of them but less is good.  All the bone spots are still there, the same as before.  It’s the liver spots that are the biggest concern. 

I will start taking the next 14 days of 3000 mg of Xeloda on Thursday night after supper.

The palms of my hands and the bottom of my feet are peeling which is a side effect of this chemo.

In celebration I stopped at the Salvation Army store and did some shopping.  I found a pair of corduroy slacks, a belt, a large pair of rubber boots (in case of deep snow), and a pot of silk poinsettias.  All for $10.65.  Wednesday’s are 1/2 price days. 

So I’m already starting to decorate for the holidays by setting the poinsettia on top of a dog cage.

The weather is great.  Days in the 70’s and nights in the 50’s.  The trees are starting to turn color.  I love the fall season.

Guess I’ll do some laundry this afternoon.

later….

 

Company Gone

My dear sister sent me a t-shirt that said “I can’t remember if I’m the good sister or the evil one”.  She didn’t get one for herself.  I have friends who have t-shirt skills so I ordered one for her.

So here we are in our t-shirts.  And below we are deciding who is who.

Bob asked if there were any jobs that needed doing. Aha!  He might not do that again.  He cleaned out the eaves and put a screen over them.  He also mowed the front yard.

It’s sad to see them go but there was ice on my windshield this morning.  When you have wheels on your home you tend not to stay around for cold weather.

John is home from the hospital and is doing just fine.  He is to wear a vest with sensors on it for a while to monitor his heart.  We all had dinner last night at his house.

Tomorrow I get a PET scan.  Then Tuesday I have to stay home for the delivery of Zeloda pills.  Retirees tend to plan one thing per day.

later….