Boo! :)

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Happy Halloween! No costume for me this year, but I did eat lots of candy these past few days. Really healthy eating, ha ha!

Lew and I managed to stay awake until the end of the baseball game last night. Congratulations to the Washington Nationals on winning the World Series!

I've stopped to visit Mom for a few minutes every night on my way home from work. Today she told me she had to look at a big bee on the wall for a long time. I thought she meant bee, like an insect. But she meant the letter "B" which was on a piece of paper taped to her wall. (I guess it was supposed to help with her dizziness.) She was still waiting on her dinner when I left tonight. She said they were going to "make her" sit in a chair to eat. (She's been eating while sitting in her bed.) I think it's good she'll sit in a chair. That's progress.

Trick or Treat! Smell my feet! Give me something good to eat!  😋

Dad 487: Trailer, Spouse, and a Message for Winter

(Hope I can stay awake until the end of the Nationals/Astros game tonight! Enjoy Dad's post! ~ Tracy)

 

Derf Here! Not a bad day. No rain and temperature in the 60s. The days have been rather warm up until now. Hope it continues. We'll take it.

 

Lew moved the trailer to the grass today, freeing up the area where our new shed will be. The necessary materials will be brought on Friday and the shed will be constructed starting Monday. Be happy when it's done.

 

Spouse is still in rehab up the road from home. I'm writing this prior to visiting her this afternoon. Earlier in the day she seemed to be a little less dizzy with vertigo. Still not ready to come home and get back to our routine. Be glad when she can come home. Keep your thoughts and prayers coming. We'll keep you posted.

 

Our across-the-street restaurant has closed for the season. Had our last meal from there Sunday. Ready for Spring when all the food places open up again. Please go quickly, Winter. Please.

 

Game 7 tonight!!

 

Until next time!

 

Toodle Pip!

 

Derf!

Reality Window (It's Better Than T.V.)

What Lew did today: Watched our new neighbor excavate and double the size of the driveway.

 

Kind of reminds me of the movie "Rear Window," with Lew as Jimmy Stewart. Fortunately Lew's observations didn't cause him to believe something more sinister was going on!

 

I wonder what Lew can watch out the window the rest of the week.... Ahhhh, the life of a retiree!

Rainy Day Sunday

Today's weather: Rain. All day.

Today's main eats: Dad, Lew, and I had our last meal from Ken's Place for this season. They'll be closed until April. (Dad and Lew both had hamburger plates. I had the grilled chicken salad.)

Mom update: Lew and I stopped to see her after church. She mentioned she's looking forward to getting up and moving her legs around, which is a good sign that she's starting to feel a little better. (That's my interpretation anyway.)

Weekend chores: I usually try to do my chores on Saturday, but yesterday we were busy with Eli's party, etc. So this afternoon I did laundry and got caught up on this past week's mail.

Speaking of Eli, his birthday was TODAY. Happy Birthday, Eli! I can't believe you are eight years old!

Something else that's hard to believe: It was 15 years ago today when the Red Sox won the World Series with a sweep of the Cardinals! How sweet it was. 😊

A Hopping Busy Bustling Day

Done today:

Breakfast out with our breakfast buddies.
Attend Eli's flag football game.
Home to watch some of Josh's football game via streaming. (Lost.)
Go to Eli's birthday party at Happy Wheels. (No, I did NOT roller skate!)
Shop at Sam's Club.
Get gas for my vehicle.
Shop at Walgreen's.
Visit Mom.
Home for dinner.
Watch the U.Maine football game on DVR. (Won.)
Finish packing our Operation Christmas Child boxes.
Write this blog post.

Still to do:

Collapse into bed!

Finally Friday

This has been a long week in many ways.

Sunday (two days from now) is our fiscal month end at work. Plus we had a preliminary routine audit this week. It went well.

The World Series started on Tuesday. I've tried to watch as much as I can, but the games go much too late for me to make it to the end. Maybe I will tonight. (But probably not.)

Most important of all has been Mom's hospitalization and her subsequent move to the rehab facility. I stopped in again tonight on my way home from work. Dad and Lew were there, too. Dad had also been in during the afternoon, during which the doctor came and worked quite a bit with Mom. I guess he asked her a lot of questions. Dad and Mom were both pleased with the doctor's visit. Sounds like some progress is being made.

Lots on our plate for tomorrow. Thanks for checking in!

Mom's Move

Mom was moved to the rehab facility down the road from us late this morning. I hadn't been able to visit her since Sunday, but now I can stop in to see her on my way home from work.

I visited with her about 40 minutes tonight. She ate her dinner while I was there. (Pot roast, green beans, potato, and jello.) She didn't clean her plate, but she had a few bites of everything. Her favorite part of the meal was the pot roast, least favorite was the potato!

She is still experiencing some dizziness, so please pray that will ease up. Hopefully the therapy she gets will be beneficial right from the start. The OT/PT staff will work hard to get her back home soon. I told Mom she will have to work hard, too.

Thank you for your continued prayers!