Another Week—History

July 4, 2008

I’ve made notes again this week but you can hope I won’t use them all. It’s been busy with lots to report.

Sunday dawned dark and cloudy. It rained most of the morning and I was unable to get outside for some vitamin D manufacturing. That afternoon, I went to Wally World to get my prescription filled and it was as I’d thought. They didn’t have much organic romaine left but they were stocked with SPINACH! I’m changing my day to go grocery shopping to Sunday. I also invested in a large trashcan to catch rain and a task chair. The latter is what I’m sitting on now.

I talked to my nursing home friend and she said she was refusing one of the tests the doctor had ordered. She was feeling better and was watching the Food Network and getting ideas for smoothies.

Monday was a nice day. On my way to work, I followed a very wide trailer down the mountain. Oncoming traffic would have to pull off the road to let it by. Needless to say, the line of vehicles behind it was long. There was no way to get around it so I was late to work.

I’d been dreading working on the schedule. It’s a pain in the best of times and these aren’t the best. It’s advisable to get such out of the way ASAP. I worked on it most of the morning.

I’m dreadfully out of shape. I went out to walk some laps and ended up completing one and I sat on the patio the rest of my break and woke myself up snoring once.

Mid-afternoon, I went back to the patio and ate my watermelon while I smelled stinky mulch the lawn people were spreading on the flower beds. It was pretty bad and not at all appetizing.

Back home, I tried to sit on my new chair and the back came too close forcing me to sit far forward. I took it apart and carried it to the neighbors asking for help. They managed to drill a hole that set it back maybe half an inch which is a tremendous improvement. It’s nice to have neighbors like that.

My blender was full of romaine scraps (this batch isn’t so nice) so Ralphs got a good supply.

Tuesday the mulch was still stinking and one of the registrars mistakenly thought it was the smell left behind by one of the patients. She emptied a lot of a container of air freshener with no luck. I let her know the source so she quit.

Another of the registrars brought me four homegrown cucumbers that were excellent. I do love summer!

I sat in the sun and went to sleep again. Fortunately, I don’t go completely out so I wake up now and then to look at my watch. Mid-afternoon I joined one of the residents on the patio and we visited which kept me awake.

That evening, I finished taking pictures of the Ralph Home and did my post about my worm farm.

Wednesday morning, I blended up cantaloupe waste and fed Ralphies some more. They won’t go hungry. The bananas in my green smoothie were too ripe so they ended up with that, too. I’m backing off giving them anything else until all this disappears.

Once again, I was able to get out in the sun that morning. It was a nice escape from the discussion of the cut hours. It’s been stressful to say the least. I’ve spent a lot of time in the bathroom because of my nerves.

I blended up my part of the cantaloupe with spinach and talked one of my co-workers into trying it. She was turned off by the look—said it reminded her of sputum—so she closed her eyes and drank it. She was pleasantly surprised but she still prefers to eat her cantaloupe.

Yesterday, I was busy all day long but I got out in the sun in the morning while I ate my breakfast nectarines and blueberries. My bananas weren’t ripe enough for a smoothie. I gave a sample of my OJ/pineapple smoothie to the same co-worker and she pronounced it delicious.

I got the schedule finished for the next three weeks. That was a relief!

My older granddaughter turned 13. They were on their way to Florida when I called to wish her a happy birthday. They’d stopped to eat and DS1 and his grandfather-in-law were in the restaurant while the three ladies (my DIL, her mother and my granddaughter) were eating in the car. They had the job of taking care of the dog. My granddaughter said it isn’t easy traveling with Benji.

I’d planned to eat my watermelon outside but decided to leave 45 minutes early instead. When I got home, I sat down to conSOOM it and watch some of the programs I’d recorded on my DVR. Soon as I finished one and deleted it, I noticed there was lots more recording time available than there should have been. I watched another short program and deleted it. There were FIVE programs left. I reset the DVR and checked it again. The list was down to two. I called the number on the back of the manual (I thought) and told the person who answered that my DVR had a memory problem. He asked me all sorts of questions to make sure of my identity. I told him I am 5′3″ tall, I weigh about 120 lubs, and I wear a size 5 1/2 shoe. After he tried to sell me an upgraded plan, I found out I’d called promotions instead of technical support. When I did get in touch with a tech, he had me check something on setup and informed me he’d have another DVR sent out and it should be here Tuesday. In the meantime, what is recorded may or may not be there.

Today, I was caught with not enough oranges to have my customary allotment every day until Sunday. I ate watermelon for three meals, had a tomato/onion/basil meal and a salad meal with mango/tomato/lime/agave nectar dressing. I’ll have my OJ/pineapple smoothie tomorrow.

I’ve talked to my friend every day and she’s thought she’d be back before now. This afternoon, she said she is supposed to have a procedure done the first of the week. She’s down there for a few days more, at least. Her daughter called and left voice mail and filled me in a little more.

I’m getting closer to posting my three year pictures. I don’t think there’s going to be any difference to speak of unless I’ve gained weight.

Hopefully, it will rain tonight. It was sprinkling earlier after I’d run out and grabbed the clothes off the line. I took the lids off the five gallon bucket and the big garbage can just in case. I’ve used some, but not all, the rainwater on my garden.

Speaking of the garden, it’s growing better. My neighbor offered me some Miracle Grow the other day and it was a temptation to take it but I’m committed to having this as organic as possible.

I hear fireworks! People are usually firing them off for days before the 4th but I guess the economy is making them cut back. The other day, I paid one tenth of a cent/one mill less than $4 a gallon for gas. If you’d told me in the year 2000 that it would cost me more than $35 to fill my tank in 2008, I would have questioned your sanity.

Here’s wishing each of you a good 4th of July and a happy Sabbath!

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