A Long Day

I left for work this morning around 7:45am.

I left work shortly after 4:30pm and went straight to the Maine Mall.
Lew left home about the same time and drove to the Mall, too.
We met up at the Super Shoe store, where I bought some sneakers that I plan to leave at work.

Then we met some friends for dinner at 6:30.
We got home a little after 8:30pm.

That's the longest day out I've had in a while!

I've done a few errands since I've been home, but now it's time to go to sleep.

Yes, I am tired!

Good night! Zzzzzzzzzz......

The Red Who?

I must admit I have not paid too much attention to the Red Sox this season. I have watched parts of many games, but very few in their entirety.

 

They got off to a bad start, sputtered a little bit, but then pretty much fizzled out.

 

Although they might not be mathematically eliminated from the playoffs yet, I am calling it. Stick a fork in 'em. They're done.

 

Some may say I am a "fair weather" fan. I prefer to think of it as sparing myself from great pain and much stress.

 

Go, Red Sox! You'll get 'em next year!

Dad 480: To Sell or Not to Sell

(I am not ready to think about winter yet. Enjoy Dad's post! ~ Tracy)

 

Derf Here! We are in the middle of, perhaps, our last summer day of the year. Temperature is about 85°. We will take it.

 

We have had no cat get out in the last week. Marilyn still goes in the exit area and looks out the window. No escapes have been made. Thank goodness!

 

Think I am going to sell our plow truck. Then will have to get a plower to take a couple swipes in our driveway. Only thinking about it. Not sure yet! Will make up our mind within the week!

 

Lew has started preparing for winter. A couple of air conditioners have been removed. Two more to go. Much left to do over the next months.

 

Time to get our flu shots. Will do in the next week. Make sure you get yours!

 

No more rambling on today. Tune in next week.

 

Until next time!

 

Toodle Pip!

 

Derf!

"Here's a Story...."

One of the biggest television events ever began last night. Thanks to the miracle of the DVR, Lew and I watched the first episode when I got home from work today.

I can only be talking about "A Very Brady Renovation" on HGTV!

"The Brady Bunch" was one of my favorite shows growing up, so I am excited about this HGTV series. (I think there are three or four episodes left.)

Greg, Marcia, Peter, Jan, Bobby, and Cindy — well, the actors that play them — are all grown up now, of course. (They are all older than I am!) It was fun to see them on TV again after all these years.

My DVR is set for next Monday night's show!

RAFA!!!!!

Last night I wrote that I would not be watching the end of the tennis match because I needed to get to sleep. But as I was getting ready for bed, Lew yelled upstairs, "You may want to turn the tennis on!"

Rafael Nadal was up two breaks in the fifth set and was serving for the U.S. Open championship. Lew and I had been rooting for him all day, so Lew figured I should watch him win since I was still up. It would only be a few minutes, right?

Rafa did not hold serve.

He then lost the next game, but was still ahead 5-4. If he could hold serve the next game, then he would win.

He held serve! Hooray! Yes, it was more than a few minutes, but I'm glad I saw him win.

Congratulations, Rafa!
(I'm sure he will see this, ha ha!)

The Lost Weekend

I had a bit of a relapse regarding my cold, so this was another weekend of doing pretty much nothing. I had a few accomplishments, though: did laundry, finished reading a book, watched sports, ate a lot ("feed a cold"). So I guess the weekend wasn't completely lost.

I was really sad after watching Josh's football game yesterday. Maine Maritime lost a heartbreaker. Debbie and Glen told me today that although the loss "stung," the team is over it and ready to move on to the next game.

Of note: It was wonderful to be able to stream Josh's game. Dad, Mom, Lew, and I all watched it together on my folks' TV... connected the iPad to it, and voila! We also streamed the U.Maine game last night. Black Bears lost, too. Oh, well.

We've been keeping up with the U.S. Open tennis tournament, which is in its final set as I type this. I had hoped to watch until the end, but I have to get to sleep early!

Here's to good health for the week ahead....

Ahchoo!

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Lew's Logbook: Jerry Waits for Dinner

(Lew writes today! Enjoy! ~ Tracy)

Tracy works so I am in charge of kitty care.

Sometime after 4:00 pm every day our “big boy” Jerry feels it is his duty to let me know that it is time to feed him and Marilyn (although I believe it is him that he is primarily concerned with).

The picture below is the regular dinner-time view to the left of my recliner as he (not so) patiently waits for me to spring into action. You can almost read his mind, “OK Daddy, it’s time for you to get off your butt and feed us."

His stomach keeps better time than my watch.