Sunday Frustration

 Please be advised. Somehow I've got myself blocked out of my Google account that runs this blog. I finally figured out how to access the account through a back door that I'm using right now hopefully it'll go. I'm still now trying to figure out how to transport the stuff I wrote yesterday onto the blog in the right position. I'm really frustrated but what else is new. It's hot today I've been outside reading and enjoying that quite a bit and just worrying about not being able to post to my account. Hopefully I can get it figured out this coming week... just a few more notes as I'm about ready to go to bed. I was able to get my blog account at least accessible from my tablet and it seems to be working okay except for it keeps flashing that I'm dangerously low on computer space. I think I know what that means but I'm just not really worried about that right now I'm sure there's a lot of stuff I can delete should I need to.

Had a great breakfast with my granddaughter. Usually I have breakfast with Mark and Jasmine and many times with Jasmine's boyfriend Jackson. However Jackson's in Mexico this week and Mark's in Oregon visiting Michelle so it was just the two of us and that's really fun sometimes just hanging out with the granddaughter on our own. It's great to hear about her life and what's going on and how she's getting on top of everything she needs to. She even paid for breakfast again, the second time she done that I'm pretty impressed. The rest of the day I actually just spent reading trying to finish this Tom Clancy book as soon as I can to get on with other Reeds for the summer. I'm a little nervous about tomorrow morning when I'm going to have the substitute Home Health person come in for my Monday maintenance and shower. She's coming at 5:30 and a.m. and I just hope that I'll be up and ready to go by such time. The plus side is that'll be done and done for the rest of the day which is pretty cool. The days are hot now that I like them I should do more than just sit out in the shade and read but for today I think that was just right...

Saturday published the hard way!

You know you're old when Saturday night and your checking charge levels on your backup chair. I don't know if you remember but I'm supposed to send this chair, my regular chair, into the shop on Monday night hopefully for them to repair my elevator function on my box. I have a Power chair parked in the corner of my room not far from where My arm bike is where I have the character which I use every night to charge my batteries, for my power chair, for the next day. My concern began this morning when I Plugged my Power chair(My backup chair) to make sure the battery is fully charged when I have to use it Monday when they come to to get my regular chair for repairs. When I plugged in the chart indicated flashing angry background without black arrow. The flashing icon looks a little frightening so I unplugged the beast in hopes that this afternoon I'll plug-in again and everything will work just right. Well of course, I tried now again and once a again got the angry flashing red background with a black arrow. As I said, I use this machine every night to charge the batteries in my main chair. 

I grabbed my trusty cell phone and searched for flashing red light on charger  of wheelchairs. And sure enough when I found was this the light is flashing red that means the batteries that you charge. I don't know what would've happened because nothingness really been done that power chair  since last time I I had to send the power chair for service. There is a little more information that possibly somewhere in the wiring something as come disconnected preventing the battery charge. It's late Monday I don't want call my brother and I don't want while in one Sunday. Mark Anthony my son, is out of the state visiting sister so he cannot check this out I hoping it is a simple fix, of course. At this juncture however I'm afraid I'm going to have to contact the shop early morning to advise him not to collect my chair the afternoon while I figure out why the backup chair is not charging. I know that by doing this probably Make me go tot the back of the Line for the next available slot will open up.That's okay I can wait.

It's almost 9 PM on Saturday night and I'm just about ready to turn in and maybe blog is our reading time before turnover to try gget some shut eye. As you made earlier my son is in Oregon this weekend box by grand daughter called indicating that she still would like to go out to breakfast If I still wanted to and of Course I do. So I want to make sure I'm up early enough to get is dressed as I can before heading out to the restaurant. I'll probably go barefoot and cover my feet with my Avengers towel. This tactic works pretty well not that anyone cares about my crip feet. I'll just plug in my regular power chair then watch the amber light blinking degree…

Cookout! Watchout!

 

I cannot believe that I actually got semi-excited about today's summer cookout in the common area on the back patio of the building. I don't know what I was thinking when I was coming for some grilled hamburger with all the fixings. And the event actually started out pretty good. I got there about an hour before the start happening and Rochelle was there of course the company side and the meat was provided by one of the local vampires always hosting these kind of its attempts to suck off more clients to their care programs. That should've been a red fl nough for me to a boycottedThe event but I think I still have some of that Fourth of July illusion hanging over me. Actually jumped in and helped Rochelle carry things out to the table in the back by the barbecue pit. Tablecloths of them but on the tables and reset the holding up pretty much. Gayle the resident advisor put in charge of cooking hamburgers will do a great job Even better once they found a spatula. Clearly not a lot of thought this operation. There is only one bottle of ketchup, mustard and Mayo.

I thought things started going south when the residents/neighbors started bringing all the side dishes they've been assigned. Clearly these people did not want to be outside in the sunshine – – when I 1^st got out there was blessed clouds blocking the heat that would be. The time for the barbecue was 12:30 PM and is getting restless. There seem to be countless complaints of macaroni salad, potato salad, German salad, Jell-O, and a host of items like cakes and other homemade treats. Everything that I have it set up outside at the barbecue pit now is being moved inside as the line of residents grew and became somewhat despondent. Gayle was doing an admirable job in producing these hamburgers. The hamburgers were ferried from the barbecue to the common area where the tables and chairs are. A giant Line had formed. They did try to send the folks in wheel chairs and walkers 1^st to get their meals without this added to the problems that so many of folks meeting that description. Like I said there was just one mustard bottle, was bottle of ketchup, and one squeeze bottle of mayonnaise. Each individual seem to take an eternity and decorating their hamburgers.

Nothing wrong with the common actually beautiful but the common rooms also huge and gloomy on a summer day and I was not just get stuck in the common room surrounded by individuals who have succumbed to the belief they had be served. I actually told up one plate for me… Everything is I went to the door. Bushell was grand inputting another played together another plate for me. At that point I just want something meet and to vanish. I thought the hamburgers were done pretty well the hamburger buns was another issue somewhat sterile kind of hard in the best I could do was wildly shoot the continents on the buns with a spoon of relish, cheese a few onions and sliced tomato that I screwed up my little table outside. I must've been quite hungry Because the hamburger was Delicious. I quite enjoyed a couple pieces of watermelon and the bottle of water – – 8 ounces. I I decided against any dessert it just wasn't worth it. I don't know why we continue to do this kind of operation never turns out well. We should just kick in and have the whole thing catered.

I'm granted another year on |this dirt ball and begin the top of a summer cookout arises I think I'll just pass and leave the the Illusion Alive…

Watermelon Dreams

 

It was a pretty good day everything from coffee social this morning sitting out the back of the apartment complex next to the back fence, in the shade of the Trash trees which Are climbing the fence, Dozing, reading and listening to the world go on around me. The 217 busstop Is on the Over side of the fenceAnd unless I make some kind of noise or something that no clue that I'm there, listening just listening. I'm not sure but I think this is one of my favorite places to be right now. Now in the back parking lot clandestinely reading a trash novel by Tom Clancy.

Not that it is my responsibility But I kind of supervised the coffee clutch this morning as I do most Thursday mornings. What are the folks who works very hard and helping out with the coffee was not fear this morning and my neighbor across the hall stepped in to take her place and did an admirable job. I think, The stress kind of frazzled her especially having to make 2 different kinds of coffee regular and decaf somewhat complicated machines. But like I said she did a great job I was proud of her. I don't know this you get this next if not I will find someone else to do the job is not just do it myself. It's really quite amusing people have no concept that could do this set of operations myself, independently if I can get to the machines and the product , I mean after all making coffee is not rocket science. I'm always pleased when we are finished with this event. It's just enough attention to make me glad to be retired and set up now. Honestly, I miss Dianne and having someone else in my life to cook for, visit with sleep next to. I really think Those are some of the best benefits of advanced age until you don't have them anymore – – for whatever reason.

I've been truly enjoying the taste of watermelon I had the night when I actually purchased, will at Macy's across the street. I can't say I have been craving watermelon but I have been thinking about the fruit wanted it as part of my Fourth of July/summer tradition. I had go to the bank this morning, seriously. I shot myself the other day when I stopped at the back and got a replacement debit card. I just wanted my old card replaced with the old card but not completely new one but I got to

of course which means all be automatic payments attest to that old number no longer happen which I think might be part of the problem with my home health people not charging my account – – which is really making me nervous. So, yesterday while attempting to rectify this problem by totally locked myself out of my account and I couldn't fix it by phone or whatever so I set up this morning to got the job done. On the way home we stopped at the market and actually got a very “righteous” looking melon. If I had more courage I would open at night but now take more energy than I have right now and maybe it will be a good option for tomorrow after the apartment picnic.. The way I'm told we looking forward to the rich red flavorishousFruit I only wish you the be here…

Just Washing Around

I've grown an affinity for Wednesday's or my nomenclature washday. I found if I can keep focused and remember to have Melissa, my Wednesday caregiver, carry the wash down the laundry room it saves me a whole lot of stress. I don't know if I'm getting weaker or my Wash is getting greater I find wrangling the basket of clothes more and more difficult. But, having Melissa start the ordeal I readily can switch the Wash from the washer and dryer myself with very little problem. The best part is that I have the weeks wash done. I still have to fold and hang Clothes which I did this afternoon during Marketplace one of my favorite NPR shows.

The other task I suffer through on Wednesdays is headed across the street to the dollar store and picking up a couple packages of treats for space coffee social. This usually is not a problem but lately it seems more and more folks are trying to become involved in different aspects of the event. This is especially true after they realized they can be reimbursed for spending their own money for treats. Now, I basically don't have a problem with that is set if the want to do it on a regular basis that way I don't have to worry about whether or not there treats available for the event. I would have no problem if someone want to step up and take care of the whole shooting match. That is what Irene did. However she did also indicate that she was getting tired of other individuals trying to take over the event but not having the responsibility of doing it each week. I can sure sympathize with the old girl now. I've got the usual package of coconut cookies and some chocolate striped things. The participants have enjoyed before. One of those individuals Whom I rely quite heavily on broad and 12 cupcakes all covered with icing these will be a mess I can guarantee that. I've done as much as I could do, nowWe'll just have to see how tomorrow's event plays out.

As indicated the only event that I took on the day was crossing the street to the market and getting the items listed. It was nice to be out but I can hardly call it an adventure. Now the weather is much warmer and drier perhaps I get back into adventure mode. Actually, I've had more lately since my arm bike is unreachable. It's been a couple weeks since I've been able to do any pumping on the bike and I'm worrying that I am beginning to lose muscle mass. I think of having problems sleeping just because I'm not firing myself out – – I've written about this phenomenon before. I surrender my power chair next week for maintenance and repair and hopefully others return only able to move the box back far enough that I can get back on the arm bike and begin my 200 minutes a week regimen working out. I'm sure there are other exercises like to do without having access to a physical therapist or occupational therapist I don't know what I can do to give me the same amount of muscle stress I need to tire myself out to enjoy my sleeping cycle. All I know what I had today the ordered on responsibilityWas to battle with X Finnerty. I spent nearly an hour this morning reconfiguring a new credit card into my repeating out. Twice I had to wait on phone at least 30 minutes only to be knocked off the second the 3^rd Worlder picked up the phone. I didn't have anything else to do so I continued to battle to the end finally getting my new car registered with this giant system. It took me nearly one hour to resolve the issueBut now it should be good…ep focused and remember to have Melissa, my Wednesday caregiver, carry the wash down the laundry room it saves me a whole lot of stress. I don't know if I'm getting weaker or my Wash is getting greater I find wrangling the basket of clothes more and more difficult. But, having Melissa start the ordeal I readily can switch the Wash from the washer and dryer myself with very little problem. The best part is that I have the weeks wash done. I still have to fold and hang Clothes which I did this afternoon during Marketplace one of my favorite NPR shows. The other task I suffer through on Wednesdays is headed across the street to the dollar store and picking up a couple packages of treats for space coffee social. This usually is not a problem but lately it seems more and more folks are trying to become involved in different aspects of the event. This is especially true after they realized they can be reimbursed for spending their own money for treats. Now, I basically don't have a problem with that is set if the want to do it on a regular basis that way I don't have to worry about whether or not there treats available for the event. I would have no problem if someone want to step up and take care of the whole shooting match. That is what Irene did. However she did also indicate that she was getting tired of other individuals trying to take over the event but not having the responsibility of doing it each week. I can sure sympathize with the old girl now. I've got the usual package of coconut cookies and some chocolate striped things. The participants have enjoyed before. One of those individuals Whom I rely quite heavily on broad and 12 cupcakes all covered with icing these will be a mess I can guarantee that. I've done as much as I could do, nowWe'll just have to see how tomorrow's event plays out. As indicated the only event that I took on the day was crossing the street to the market and getting the items listed. It was nice to be out but I can hardly call it an adventure. Now the weather is much warmer and drier perhaps I get back into adventure mode. Actually, I've had more lately since my arm bike is unreachable. It's been a couple weeks since I've been able to do any pumping on the bike and I'm worrying that I am beginning to lose muscle mass. I think of having problems sleeping just because I'm not firing myself out – – I've written about this phenomenon before. I surrender my power chair next week for maintenance and repair and hopefully others return only able to move the box back far enough that I can get back on the arm bike and begin my 200 minutes a week regimen working out. I'm sure there are other exercises like to do without having access to a physical therapist or occupational therapist I don't know what I can do to give me the same amount of muscle stress I need to tire myself out to enjoy my sleeping cycle. All I know what I had today the ordered on responsibilityWas to battle with X Finnerty. I spent nearly an hour this morning reconfiguring a new credit card into my repeating out. Twice I had to wait on phone at least 30 minutes only to be knocked off the second the 3rd Worlder picked up the phone. I didn't have anything else to do so I continued to battle to the end finally getting my new car registered with this giant system. It took me nearly one hour to resolve the issueBut now it should be good…

Holiday Conclusion

Is that quiet time now that period of time between the end of the family festivities like holiday picnics, movie expeditions An old men laying on the rug out beneath summer trees taking a nap after the big meal. Killing time until the start Of tthe explosions of the holiday. Actually, it's been pretty quiet in the park next door. Last night there were some nice eruptions as people Began firing In earnest private fireworks. I caught a few glimpses of trees and not spend any interest or energy in trying to locate A viewing position. I'm sure there'll beEven more explosive events and natural colors and lots of left hand over smoke. This morning, upon awakening, there was a stitch in my lungs ever so slight that it was there every time I inhaled. The wheeze kind of worried me and still does. I for the 1^st time today considered maybe I just and so fireworks fallout through my window during the night. I have not been wheezing that the day but I'm not lying Down either. We'll see tomorrow when I wake or the wheezing comes back, after the fireworks, and keeps me awake during the night.

I try to stay positive even though there were many clouds this morning taking time to warm up. Temperature did get on our that I kind of figured out the thermostat and how to bring the temperature of the apartment down. I actually engaged thermostat set of the built up in the apartment finally turned it off around 6 PM on the place got so cold wise to turn the cooler Off. It was also this afternoon That is a bit of holiday hope is that saddled up and went across the street to the market I picked up potato chips, watermelon pieces, fresh grapes and a few other things from the dollar store. I had planned to process the brisket that was brought over the other day into chopped brisket with barbecue sauce that did not happen. I also purchased a couple of ears of corn. I'm going to save them for later on this week. Between the chips, brisket and other stats from the refrigerator I had a pretty good Fourth of July. I only got 3 or 4 watermelon slices about like to have more but I have enough.

I must admit I was not highly social today But I did tVisit a couple of neighbors in the apartment complexI have a pretty good visit. The sound of explosions are now beginning to drift into the apartment from quantity distance away but there have been a couple from the park. I expect frequency and severity to increase as the night darkens. I doubt I'll chase any fireworks sightings optrng the sack early and do some holiday reading…

Holiday Illusion

I totally believe the days are special in a holiday week. Today's 3 July and tomorrow course Independence Day, the great and wonderful Fourth of July. Of course I'm not doing anything particularly special besides my ongoing illusion/fantasy of that I will be doing something special a cookout, socializing with friends, enjoying a hellacious fireworks display. I think the most I will do tomorrow might be going across the street and getting either watermelon or pieces of watermelon, maybe some potato chips and returning to my apartment and then dispatching on the streets as my celebration the days of independence. If I get really ambitious, in the afternoon, I might take it yet another movie. Went to a movie this afternoon which was kind of fun. I re-watched the Spider universe, that's not the actual title but it's the animation piece of Spiderman executive par of another movie similar which came out last year. As I said I watch this movie a few months ago and I was so exhausted whatever I think I slept through most of the movie. I kind of remember the sequence of action but it was all new to me basically. I liked it much better than then the film I caught earlier in the week Asteroid City. The 1^st time I had company as it other film viewers in the theater with me. Kind of made me feel human.

I did not have the stamina to sit through another movie so I collected myself and headed for the exit. I did not have any popcorn or beverage to leave behind. No treats me, just a movie on my Free pass. I know it sounds a contradiction of terms but I did not have the stamina to wait for the bus to take me home. I made one diversion on my way home stopping at a little bodega/Mexican market to get a camera of sliced pickled carrots. This morning my own health person actually cut up one of the cans of pickled peppers my daughter sent me last month. I'm totally excited but I needed carrots. I was kind of surprised that the Carrots was a little bit more than I paid for at the big market across street. I guess that makes sense to some degree.

I mildly excited regarding the upcoming holiday. With the exception of chips and watermelon and set. I even have my Netflix queue integrated go as well as Disney plus If I need to rely on my old favoritesFrom the Marvel universe. Of course I'm right in the middle of a spy kind of novel written by somebody by the 1^st name of Tom a giant in the genre. My kids stepdad loves this guy and I too do some degree. The book I have now sure lasted throughout July. I don't mind going back and forth the places on our chair but I must confess traveling during his days even with protection tires this old guy out. The company is watching some selecting a Netflix and return to my novel…

Some Like It Hot

 

I just finished watching Beverly Hills Cop number 1 a silly piece of celluloid starring Eddie Murphy back in the 80s. It's hard to believe that was 40 years ago! Kind of fun time for me as just transitioning into this area a new life and a new job. Gone in the blink of an eye – – I'm just full of clichés tonight. I've had a fairly busy Sunday compared to most. I had a great breakfast with Mark and the kids and then I took myself to another movie. I enjoyed this will be much better than the one I suffered through yesterday. I went to Flash, a superhero in the DC universe. In some ways it was kind of embarrassing watching DC trying to catch up with Marvel. In fact the movie was kind of complicated, trying to follow the storyline was a lot more work than I wanted to do on this Sunday. Where I found very interesting was the through all the superheroes from DC at your one time Batman, Wonder Womann and who else I don't remember. I was kind of glad the movie ended I was freezing my butt off from the air-conditioning want to get back into the summers heat. This a couple more movies like to go to this month. I think I'm finally getting into the groove going to the movies a regular basis hopefully. I still think it's a financial deal.

Couple of days ago I mentioned to my home health person, Melissa, all much I liked brisket and it would be fun to do a brisket someday. Melissa then proceeded to tell me how her husband the chef was always cooking brisket at the house and she had the brisket Stacked like cordwood in the freezer and she would bring me some she can remember. She remembered on Friday morning yesterday evening I tried it out and sure enough it was great brisket! I've enjoyed a couple pieces so far. Trying to stretch The meat as far as possible. In some ways this brisket is better than that served at the deli except that Melissa's brisket doesn't have any of the crunch outside that the deli does.

So tomorrow begins the real holiday week. I don't know I will but I might get a watermelon to have on the Fourth of July. Not really planning anything for the holidayExcept to enjoy myself in my apartment, read and maybe taking a movie or 2. I also want to experiment on my jalapeno gazpacho

if I can get one of the big cans of pickled peppers open. It should be a fun holiday. It's night now My apartment is hot I have yet to start my air-conditioning. I hold off as long as I can sometimes running it just a my guests and staff—I like it hot…

Suddenly Saturday

 

I don't know what is that my disorientation today but it has felt like Sunday to me all day long. I woke up thinking that actually then realized I have the standing coffee appointment across the street at the little coffee shop and then everything fell place. It has not been an earthshaking day but expand a little enjoyable. I took myself to a movie which turned out to be talking stupid. I can't believe I Sat through the whole thing. I really thought the thing was to be a comedy and I guess it was still pretty stupid I can't remember the name of the movie I would warn you not to go save your money or your time if you got in the movie free.

There were lots of cars In front of the coffee shop when I rolled in but surprisingly there are a few the usual coffee shop. I got our table and then was joined by 2 other folks in my apartment complex. I ate one don't along with my large coffee. We gossiped about other folks in our building and had a general good time. We usually spend around 2 hours at the coffee shop and we were out of there by 11:30 AM today. Because I was anxious I did not necessarily want to go back to the apartment but I did , Drained my bladder and headed to the bus stop across the street for the theater. I don't know how but I have amassed a huge amount of points that can use for popcorn and drinks. So I got a drink and went to the movie. While watching the credits I was amazed over number of folks that supposedly are and as we that I did not recognize. One specificallyWas Tom Hanks! I cannot believe I did not recognize him. Following the movie I stopped at one burger joint and the selections they had looked very appetizing. I left and went to my old standby McDonald's and got the cheapest burger with cheese and extra pickles onions. Lots of flavor. For some reason I do not want to do another movie (though I could) I decided to go to Walmart to see if they had any pickled carrots. I have really been a mood for pickled carrots. I was going to buy some small cansTo mix with my jalapenos pickled. They did not have exactly what I wanted but they did have pickled carrots in the in between sizecan. I purchased 2 cans of the carrots and some with pickled jalapenos I have left from the big can I opened last week. The carrots aren't as zippy spicy as I would like but they will surely do the job. Now I just have to figure out how to open up when the giant cans chili sent me Michele sent me for Father's DayAnd I think I'll be set up for couple of weeks if not months.

Finally the days are hot. I read outside the shade today on and off for a couple hours it was nice. The heat will be here but for a short while and I plan to absorb as much as I can winter is a very long time and always very cold…

Fabulous Friday!

 

I'm totally surprised at how the day turned out. The only thing I was really looking forward to what some more weather as promised by the weather guy. But I was feeling pretty good following the morning routine… And pretty good. I spent the morning focused on getting the letters printed, envelope, envelope printed and stuffed and stamped. I was worried about getting into my software to print envelopes as well as the letters since Google screwed me over and deleting passwords now in Google account. But that is work for July. Since I've been using the tablet anyway for my writing to my Journal decided out the letters at least I found I could actually print letters from the tablet which worked just fine. This was a bright spot in my morning. I was able to get into my “Writer” program which allows me to open up previous files which allowed me to print the envelopes.

I don't know why I was feeling so generous as maybe it was because I have overabundance of $10 bills since I no longer have Gloria as a Home health Person. I often at the end of the month would help her out by giving a $10 worth of lite cleaning. That's what I see the kids is month. Maybe it was because the Fourth of July who knows? Anyway I wanted to give letters finished in the mail for tomorrow. So I decided the bus over to the credit union to pick quarters and general change for the month. The ride over to the credit union Is basically a quick trip to the community college A short wait for the next bus take me over to the credit union. The transaction itself is always quick but waiting for buses is somewhat taxing. As I was waiting for the bus my cell phone started going crazy which 1^st I thought were just mechanical calls generated calls from computers it seems somewhat persistent. I finally took the time and check my call record and their all My friend David who I have inadvertently spaced date we made earlier in the week.David was with my friend Carlos we're all relatively close friends in high school. Both live out of state and it was a pretty big deal for them to be in town especially to visit me. I was totally chagrined unfortunately my bus was just pulling up. I was to make them at the restaurant just north of my apartment complex.

I cannot believe I spaced this event off. Really, 2 of my best friends in high school and beyond. We had a great reunion. I wished we could have spent More time Together but thankful for the time we did spend. We of course made all the noises of the going to get together again real soon but who really knows…?

Thursday's Theme

I pretty much have the letters done for the month. Now I have to go through the whole process of moving them from this system to the big system. Actually, technically they're already on the big system because I save this material to my internet account on the net which is linked to the computer the PC computer but I still have to download the document saved from this tablet and do any refinements edits to the documents and then start the process of printing the documents out. That of course means that I need to print the envelopes as well if I want to get this done by the 1st of the July. I'm sure I can pull it off tomorrow the only thing I really have that I'm aware of is my time with Melissa in the morning that's it. I should have the time to do the printing and editing stuffing and then mailing in fact I might wait till the first of the month of the mail the documents which I think would be like Saturday or Sunday or something. I was surprised at how well the writing is gone using this to writing system. I wonder how much or how well the new tablet will be for dictating documents such as this. I really hate to not use the PC as much as I would like. Perhaps after a good visit to PC laptops and the thorough cleaning will make a difference in using the software. Again, I don't know how much of it's the software and how much of it's equipment like the headphones. I'm sure it'll work its way out one way or the other.

I have been soaking the cotton swabs and then putting them in my mouth which is how I think the dentist wanted me to do it. I think it's the only thing I can do I just don't know if I'll be good enough. I'm worried that what I'm doing is making that bone more brittle. I wish I either remembered more what the dentist said are he explained it better so that I can understand it. I'm not quite sure what this process will do but he seemed pretty sold on the whole concept I'm going to go with him on that. However, I am stealing myself up for more Oral Surgery if the time comes. I think it's doable maybe a little dramatic during the process but it shouldn't take that long and even if he has to chip away a lot as long as he leaves me a bit of a Jawbone I should be happy. I continue to lay back in my chair as much as I can in order to take the pressure off the buttocks. I'm hoping this will make a difference in healing the area that got skinned the other day. I feel it's doing good because I don't feel any pain in that area. Granted I haven't been able to do much else but I don't think there's a whole lot outside I really wanted to do especially since I can't really do a whole lot in this chair I don't believe it's a lot of pressure on my feet and it worries me a lot as far as my heels go I don't want any skin breakdown there either. My goal is to continue to be as independent as possible from day to day. I was up fairly early after kind of interesting night of sleep or lack of sleep. I'm not peeing a lot during the night like I usually do I don't know why that is but I'll take it for the time being. I dolled a little bit getting ready but was ready in time for coffee social which went pretty well today and was pretty well attended. I was surprised the amount of money it generated today 10 or 12 dollars. It seems like everyone had a fairly decent time and we'll live to have coffee another week…

Wednesday Washday

Of course she did not mean to but I think in her precociousness she really didn't think what she was doing. She pulled the tape off my butt rather callously quickly but I think skin came along with it resulted in a bleed on my back side. I don't know how serious this is I'm feeling a little sensitive tonight but that's just usual stuff I think hopefully. But then again I could be in denial. I know though for sure that my skin is getting more and more fragile more like paper they say as you get older not kind of freaks me out. Other than that today's been somewhat interesting. I had an appointment across the street at the dental surgery Wasatch. It was strange cuz when they went to take the stitches out the stitches were gone and in fact what was showing was bone which was not supposed to be. I suppose what happened was the skin which was suture together over the bone area got ripped off somewhere on the line. I felt the knots there for a while then all the sudden they were gone I wasn't sure what had happened. I wish I'd gone in right then. Anyway, Alan seems a little concerned sent me home this stuff to soak my mouth with and with hopes that whatever will happen will happen for the positive and if it doesn't he has to go in and chip out bone to make it smoother something does not sound too appealing. I just hope that I will heal quickly and completely.

Fortunately I did not have to go for treats for the coffee group tomorrow. Chris had been to the market and informed me that she had gotten items for the event which is good for me the less amount of time riding on the chair probably the best for right now. Not much to miss as far as the weather goes it's been cloudy most of the day cooler than I would like. The temperature says 83 but I don't believe it. Perhaps if the sunshine was out it would feel more like 83 °, but as it is I thought about reading outside but it was just too chilly even when I was on the inside of the apartment I had the heater on which is kind of crazy. I was able to dictate a couple letters so that was positive time spent. I'm about halfway done now and I think I should be able to get a lot done by the Dominion day. Hopefully my equipment will run him work properly that I'll be able to get the envelopes printed as well as the letters printed. I feel pretty comfortable that I'll be able to get that taken care of and then get July behind me. I'm tired tonight though I didn't really do much and I really miss my arm bike. Fortunately however I have the wash folded and hung up and put away where it usually resides.

I always say I'll go to bed early but I don't I found that when I do go to bed early I end up getting up early and that's not necessarily what I want at all. Dog go to bed probably at the usual time hopefully sleep better than last night but I'm getting back into the swing of things.

Rouge Clouds and Other Things

 

The promise of a hot day Shattered by a marauding cloud Mass blocking out the Sun and even shedding raindrops here and there over the sidewalk. Luckily none of this bothered me as I bolted home from my assist meeting downtown Salt Lake. I'm glad I went in and I knew we were not going to have a lot of names to deal with since it's the end of the grand year but still one name was all we had. He did want to download some materials to us since we indicated we would take them out and distribute them in our communities. You know, brochures and such. I only had room for brochures I didn't take any posters. Just the usual printed materials pictures of the organization and what we do and how we do what we do to you if you qualify. So it was a relatively quick meeting which was okay got me up, dressed and downtown. I did stop at the market on the way home to pick up some treats for my staff tomorrow. I'm almost totally out of cookies and she does have a sweet tooth. I also on a whim, got a two-piece fried chicken dinner from the deli there at the market less than five bucks for two pieces of chicken mashed potatoes and gravy and a silly little cornbread I also had some apple nut salad whatever it's called it was okay. I wish I could say something exciting happened to me on my way home but as I indicated they were Rogue clouds beginning to Mass and when coming out which means there could be a storm on its way. The only rain that fell on me was when I tried to sit out in the sun there was not much sun because of these real clouds which blocked them efficiently. When the sun did come out it was hot but you had to wait for that to happen. I lost my bookmark in the Wind sort of breaks my heart I've been using this bookmark through at least three books. One of my Burrows I do get attached to them. Best part is I can always make more maybe not as cute or original but a bookmark is a good piece of equipment to have especially one that I designed.

I'm dictating this on my tablet again I'm los maybe not as cute or original but a bookmark is a good piece of equipment to have especially one that I designed.

I'm dictating this on my tablet again I'm losing faith in my big computer day by day it seems. It's not too awkward to have to go in and pull the document up and post it from the big computer. If I had more patience I'm sure I could do it from the tablet but it make it pretty hard. That's okay keeps me in computer shape. I need to work it out with Marc Anthony or somebody to take my system in to the PC laptops and see if they can clean it up. I'm sure it's loaded with viruses spend forever since it's been cleaned out. I don't know if that would do anything for the head set and I think to some degree it's the software as well. The software is old. I have to admit using the tablet really is Swift, it dictates well or text dictation well. I realized today that it's the 27th of the month and that means kid letters need to be going out soon. I need to make a decision whether I get a new headset see if that will make the difference or write the letters on Samsung then transfer them over to the PC and do the final printouts there. It's a pain in the butt but it's nice to have something to worry about I guess..

Nevermore

 

I almost went out to purchase another headset with microphone today in hopes of being able to continue updating my blog from the computer itself and not have to work through my Samsung though I'm totally pleased with how will the Samsung voice to text works. With just a few items I like the Samsung system much better and it works a lot better. Perhaps it's the age of the software that I use on a computer but never was very accurate and I wanted to blame the headsets for that. I've had tons of headsets I either roll over are they just don't work. This one seems to work intermittently, but I have rolled over it more than once and totally broke it off the headpiece. I did use some duct tape on it or tried to and it worked for a couple days but then came apart again. If I have Carl or Marc Anthony or something to work on it maybe that would work. But it, the headset, has been missing a lot lately itself. Some days it'll really be accurate and I could dictate at a really acceptable speed but the last couple days by and large I felt the microphones weren't even working on the big computer. It's probably just me but it seems to be pretty much linked to the Head set computer systems. I also enjoy not only the software but a lot of the supports like word count and stuff that came with the tablet. And of course though it's kind of shabby to do I will save this in the word form document and then pull it up on the big computer and change it all around add any images then post it from there. I suppose it's a lot of extra work but that's okay my blog is worth it.

Remember my friend Billie who was my neighbor across the hall for a couple of years and passed away not too long ago. Well our units been rented out a nice lady named Betty. She seems nice anyway lots of smiles walks around a lot so many thousand steps a day these people are really into it. She listens to but seems to be a lot of rock and roll behind the door has a pretty noisy bird which I'm glad I can't hear it all once the doors are shut. But this person has really gotten into decorating the front space by the door. A lot of people have done that in this building there's just enough space for a person with an artistic twist to try to feel a bit more artistic about their entryway to their home. Anyway, Betty has a lot of flowers but she also has two little ceramic dolls that look pretty eerie to me. I'm sure the only who feels this way is me but they're kind of spooky always sitting there always smiling always waiting for something I don't know what. I don't know if I'm afraid they might ambulate during the night and who knows where they go all that I do know is that I sleep with the door unlocked. I don't know if the little ceramic heads know that but it wouldn't surprise me sometime to hear the door push open and the clink clink clink oh ceramic feet marching across the floor to my room and the next thing I know they'll be perched on my power chair like little Ravens choking out the word.. Nevermore!…

Sunday Injection

 

I'm so frustrated I've written this blog posting three times now I don't know what's going on but it's wearing me out. I have had one stressful day and I just want to get this done so I can get to bed.

Last Last night I felt pretty stinky and I was actually but I also felt really risky and I almost felt like I pooped my pants at one point that was when I called Marc Anthony to let him know that I was going to cancel on the breakfast this morning. The night was okay I didn't wet everything too bad the Pat's caught a lot of the stuff and that was good. I was going to have to dress myself so I knew I had to be up relatively early to do that. Mark did call at some point or text about what was going on and it came out that I felt so pissy that I needed to shower and I need to poop Etc I was going to poop and I was in danger that I will poop so he came over got me in the sling got me on the toilet and then got me on a sling again inserted the suppository Got Me Down then got me dressed. What a great guy! Then we went to the breakfast which was getting pretty late we had to wait maybe a half an hour to get our table and it wasn't the best table but it did okay. Following the breakfast we went on our ways. I wanted to get to the bottom of this problem I'm having so I decided I would jump the bus and go over to InstaCare since they work with my docs there at the big building that makes sense they would know the best and what to do. Route 47 it takes me over there and oddly enough Route 47 runs 1 hour headways on the weekend or probably on Sundays which means it's a long wait between buses and I experienced truly that. Eventually did get over to the InstaCare and found that it was open and got seen. The staff was great and they knew that I was kind of in a hurry because I wanted to catch the next bus but they got me squared away visited with their little guy who takes the information and stuff then the doctor herself gave me a lot of times in sight-wise. We decided that I would go for an injection and then call tomorrow and have the medications sent over to my Pharmacy. It was a pretty good experience all things considered I think except for the long beautiful times. The heat didn't bother me too much. It kind of hope to get something from a Popeyes but I didn't think I had the time I didn't want to miss that bus so it jumped off the bus at Smith's or Macy's got some fried chicken and grapes. A little eclectic but they'll do. Right now though I just want to hit the sack and get ready for tomorrow for whatever tomorrow brings ...

Hot Zupe

It wasn't terribly hot today but it was hot low 80s for sure what kind of day. I hadn't talked with my coffee drinking buddies (right now there's just 2 of us who are somewhat active. Early this morning I noted she had texted me to see if I was going but that was 9 hours earlier./She picked up the message immediately and we're going to meet at the usual time from 9:30 AM. This meant that I had to get up and get going because I'm never sure anymore of what my abilities are going to be. Once again I blame the chair but it can't all be the power chairs fault. I am getting older but not so old today that I couldn't make the transfer which was actually pretty good. I scuttled off to the kitchen for some cold coffee to get me going in the bathroom for shave and drain the bladder. I was totally Pleased that I was able to get my shorts On with very little effort – – took little work as easy as it used to be is able get the shorts on and I didn't even try the shoes. I knew that would be a no go. I feel pretty blessed to have a supportive coffee facility that I knew would not worry about my feet being bare.

I think myself while I was out today at this little Asian joint I wrote about a couple weeks ago. I tried something new that I've been putting off a long time a soup dish calledPho. This is kind of funny but now the mouth of healing is much more sensitive to painthe 1^st couple days. I wanted something easy to eatI figured that soup with noodles would be my best bet. The noodles in this soup are much like the noodles chicken noodle soup. So always surprised At the size of the bowel that soup comes in. Space I'm never ordered this for myself I didn't know what to expect. I did order spicy and the person looked at me funny to the order anyway they also got theMystery meat which I think was beef and spam the soup was so spicy I was thrown in the fits of coughing. I tried to eat with chopsticks with Julie worked to a certain degree as well as finally going for the fork and so little Asian spoon that allows you to get lots liquid with each scoop Into the broth which is full of green onions, and a host of other spices dedicated to eliminating the white aggressor race, I even brought The left over soup home there was about half of the order left. I should enjoy the soup tomorrow..

Still having a lot of problems with bladder infection I guess I'll have to go back in which a sure something I do not want to do but I'm betting it's amazingly so I am not peeing my pants everywhere I go…

Movie Sleep

 

Most significant thing I did today was actually go to the movies. It's been a couple of months that I've wasted my $20 investment to all the movies I could stand or go to and did not go to any movies. So today I did 2 pieces of animation the spider universe and elemental both I think are okay however I could not stay awake in the spider universe which am going to have to attend again just to tie together since I have no recollection of all except except that it's the black Spiderman universe. I'm sure it's good I just can't remember a thing about it. This event took a major portion of my afternoon of course since I don't or I'm not working out at the present time I have the time to give..

I felt somewhat comfortable Lissy did a great job cleaning up my chair from yesterday especially the cushion which is the culprit with all the older day. For a couple times I was worried the odor would break through but I don't think that really happened much. I just have to remember to start packing pads when I can't get the bathroom quick enough. I don't know if this is an issue of bladder infection or another phase of my life that old age. It's funny because I was thinking of life immediately following my accident and rehabilitation and returning to life in general I struggled with a lot of the same issues the odors of urine and fecesIf such happened in public. What did I got over the issue is not the worse for wear. Today I still feel a lot of the same feelings but I have a lot of other options to use Which I described in other blog postingsOf late. I'm sure my beloved readers are getting tired of my focus on level problems right now seems to have a major space in my consciousness. As I've been pondering this situation I was thrown back to life shortly after my initial orientation to disability especially returning to school and having to deal with bladder and bowel issues. I got to that time without an issue that I'm sure I'll get through this time as well I really must be more conscientious however take the pieces of technology that are offered for these issues. Seriously, I'm not the only one out there with the same problems. There are enough support industry in odor removal.

The hot days of summer are not yet arrived. The sunshine today the wind blew as well. The movie was cold but we should take it lap blanket with which I could've wrapped around self enjoyed the movie probably slept deeper than I already did that's okay what else am I going to do? The 1^st movie spider universe I was the only person in the theater I can see the 5 foot pile of poop and no one will know except me. Luckily that was not an issue. Supposedly the hot weather will return next week I sure hope so I want to enjoy a few days this summer…

PEE Body

 

I'm not sure what happened to me last night but something definitely did. Still freaked out about the amount of urination experience yesterday. I got thinking that I actually did have a bladder infection which I know that I did I always have infection low-grade but maybe what I thought was low-grade was more infection that I thought. I sure didn't want to go back to the hospital at sure or the doctor's office I mean. But I was having the urgency which seem to be going on all night. Luckily I did pack a couple of PEE protectors and surprisingly they worked with the urgencies. Still wasn't getting any sleep because the day was c coffee Social. I just didn't know how it was going to be functional to do my job and social or more case did want to go to social smelling like piss. Y'all know how much I don't want Smell like an old man. My wheelchair cushion was really bad I sprayed a lot of this o odor Eater stuff seem to do a good job I did well muscled out of bed around 6 o'clock and I have to be honest it took me a long time to get dressed. I noticed a wheelchair claims of I'm just a little bit worried about my ability to be independent. I wish I could've showered I thought about calling Lissy and having her come over me and work on my equipment but I decided just to passive aggress my way. I have magical thinking About being out in the wind and sunshine will wear away the odor. It really kind of seemed to work to the point that I went over to the dollar store in the market to pick up a few things. Now look at me funny like the spell something weird. Maybe it helped that are always with a group of people that respected out like this smells coming from the person next to me. This reminds me of the Gary Larson cartoon word dear or something is pointing to the bear to the Hunter.

As I was lying trying to sleep during the night I to thinking about how weird it would be a what was happening to me was secondary to the oral surgery. I sure didn't want to decay or infection to go into my jaw and then my brain that truly be a bad day. But so far they've been pretty good for me anyway finally finished late Stephen King while sitting in the sun in the parking lot. I have a spy novel, paperback and thick. This could take me through the rest of the summer which would be nice. Of course I cannot tell but the days are getting shorter now or hours of daylight. Try to figure out a way to get under my arm bike so start working on the arm bike. I can feel myself getting weaker and worst of all I think that's part of the problem I'm having not been able sleep through the night I really was enjoying the 200 minutes a week plus arm bike workout it really did make a difference

Solstice!

 

Summer Solstice

I just hate losing data– – Just dictated a pretty decent paragraph only to have my system seize up And have to perform a radical system reboot. Sometimes you just have to let it go, reboot start over and pray That the system is not seize up again. I thought the problem was that reason given out on the keyboard and I spent 20 minutes looking for AA batteries I know that I have but I couldn't find them anywhere So I flipped the board over and pushed the batteries that were currently in the keyboard firmly in place and what you know the system took off. I'm still going to get a new set of batteries for backups.

I have spent another long day out and about On the transit authority and back to the medical center for a 2^nd medical appointment as many days. I felt a little tired to start because I think I'm not sleeping as good as I should reject blame on my power chair and the broken foot boxWhich does not allow me to get close enough to my arm by so that I might work out entire myself. In fact that's the reason why started working out every day was to not only do my hundred minutes a week but the tire out my body to the point where my body wants to sleep. And I can testify this works! The only problem is now it's Wednesday and usually I am at 180 Minutes and I am at 0 Minutes. I'm becoming a bit concerned because the guy I have to contact is not yet gotten back to me at least that I'm aware. You may have called and left a message but I cannot get my messages another problem. Anyway, I woke about 3 AM this morning we got back to sleep for a little bit before I had to get up. This of course is a dress-up day since imported the physician's office (no Assist Inc. meeting this week). I really would like to go back to sleep but I want to make sure is able to get to the bus of time to make my appointment and I did

I make this appointment a year ago when I was having some urology issues. Had forgotten all about this appointment until computer reminded me before yesterday. My meeting with the Doc/PA went off fairly well.I told him I had no issues currently which may bit of a lie. I think I've got an infection just because I'm having that sensation of having appeal time when I know there's no juice to pee. So I got out of there only having to make an appointment for a year from today. I have wet my pants A couple times, only dribbles but enough to stink like an old man, Grrr! I may have to go back in but I'm going to hold off as long as possible.

I finally got home and started my wash it was pretty late about 4:30 P.m. and finally finished about 8 PM. Of course the meantime while this was going on I cooked a steak and a potato, And Entertained Lissy as she made my bed. I had trouble last night trying to urinate into my bag through my catheter part of the problem or the new pads I've been using. Go back to my top-of-the-line good pads much more absorbent and expensive but I'm worth it.

It's late after 9 PM and I don't know if I'm going to fold Clothes tonight Or wait till tomorrow. I still have to put away steak dinner and finished posting this document

Extraction!

 

What was going to be a temporary crown to be turned into a permanent extraction. The extraction is not what I 1^st saw the my future this morning as I got up an hour earlier than usual to make sure is able to make my 9:30 AM medical examination at IHC medical Center a.k.a. the death Star. Interestingly, I was barefoot. I thought about putting on my shoes is fastly becoming a thing of the past. I know it's my power chair and the condition of the foot box. The point is however right now I'm wearing my shoes 3 times a week when I have someone here to put them on. I like to think perhaps if I struggled long enough and the operative word there is struggle, I could get the shoes on but I can no longer fasten the straps secure them tightly on my feet and then they spaz out the 1^st bump I get are hit. And at some point I guess it's just not worth the struggle. Today I got around the no shoe issue by deciding to carry my adventures blanket as a lap blanket long enough to cover my feet. But I made it to the doctors on time stopping 1^st for a guilty pleasure at Wendy's for a sausage cheese muffin/biscuit.

I probably should done more with my time waiting for the 2:30 PM dentist appointment that I had for my temporary crown. I've actually put the appointment of twice that one to get the thing taken care of even at the cost I thought it was going to be. I actually received by Father's Day present from Shelley so excited for cans for number 10 cans of pickled peppers! I'm truly looking forward to having these at my access for my morning drink and daily snacks. The box was so huge it was all I could do to bulldoze it into the apartments and rip it open. Tomorrow, I will have Lissypick the cans up maybe even open one. All that will depend on how well my mouth feels in the morning. Thanks Shelley all of the present. But anyway I finally got to the doctor's office around 2:15 PM and they got me right in and start placing my power chair with where they wanted it so I could lower thefor the dentist to work on me. They started the nitrous oxide immediately. The doctor finally wandered in numbed my mouth up with the shots and later started the process. It did not take long for the good doctor to realize there was something wrong with the tooth more than we anticipated. 1^st of, there's not much the tooth left anyway they just trying to save a little bits there but as he got in the working he realized the tooth is obsessed and was going to the bone of the jaw would seem to be pretty significant long story short extraction. This of course called for super numbing more shots of the mouth. It was not one of those processes where the tooth just pops out once the dinner starts working on it what was left of my tooth was really significantly part of the bone now in the job just did not want to give up a little bit of the 2 there was. Remember I got my nose thing on sucking inasmuch nitrous oxide is possiblespace but was actually getting in the doctor's way. He was all around my mouth trying to figure out how to expose enough to silly to get a good grip with the forceps or whatever they yank the thing out. Get a lot of drilling and pushing and pulling. it was almost like one of those comedies with a Dennis is climbing all over the patient trying to extract the tooth is what it was like. The doctor was using the special kind of drill he tried to tell me about but I did really understand or care much nitrous oxide as I had ingested. Finally with one major yankmy jaw gave up the tooth. I was surprised how small a shard of tooth was left and how much trouble it gave us. I think I have about 5 sutures may be a little more in there that will come out next week. He asked if I wanted a heavy-duty painkillers I told him no. The surgical sedatives have now worn off and the pain is not that bad. I might pussy out and do a couple of ibuprofen as I hit the sack. I'm a little worried in that I no longer have a tooth on the bottom to grind things with. I use this shard of a tooth for a lot of chewing which I no longer have I'm sure I'll do okay.

I was kind surprised earlier in the week when I started getting text messages about a doctors appointment I had scheduled for the 21^st, tomorrow. I checked this out when I was in the building at the doctor's office is morning and sure enough a year ago I scheduled a follow-up appointment. So it's back on the bus tomorrow back to the death Star and associated offices for a urological follow-up. I'm sure but have to give a sample I just hope it goes smoothly.

Blustery End of Spring Days

 

It's been a unique and interesting Monday as Mondays go. It was nice to enjoy the morning with nothing particular to do especially after doing everything in particular over the weekend. The clouds hung menacingly over the city but I've pretty much gotten used to that aspect of this early June. Temperature was still calling for mid to upper 80s by the end of the day so you just had to have faith. I was even contemplating going to a couple of movies to get my $20 investment out of the way. There are a couple pieces of animation I'm interested in at this point in time.

As I reviewed by emails of course got a notification from my dentist indicating my dental appointment is tomorrow (which I thought was Wednesday) and then I got one of those weird calls, automated, indicating that I had a appointment tomorrow morning at 9:15 AM! Both of these appointments are the same day again which I thought was weird because I knew that they were separated by one day but I guess I was way off. And of course is going to enjoy my Tuesday because there was no assist meeting tomorrow but now I've got a be out in the elements in the cold fronts coming through the night dropping the temperature down to the 70s with rain forecast in the morning) write when I'm sure

I'll be traveling. I'm expecting the morning appointment with my physician to be pretty straightforward and quick since just to document my need for baclofen. I don't think they're good to do any elaborate clinical moves like pulling blood or anything like that – – at least I hope not. I might ask about getting some physical therapy are so occupational therapy for both whatever my insurance will bear. I get gypped out of my insurance every year because they never take action on my request for occupational therapy or physical therapy. Part it's my fault because I don't become the patient from hell and demand such services but I should have an advocate who really pressed my case. It's embarrassing to admit that where I can advocate for other people I have a hard time advocating for myself.

Now all that aside probably early afternoon I noticed that I had a email already message from my friend Lori that there might be a chance of meeting with her friend Jerry having some kind of a lunch would I be open to it. I said yes even though I was kind of going to the movies but I think meeting with real-life warm human heart beating people is more important than celluloid of the movies – – in the movies will always be there whether it's today or tomorrow or day after. The human connection is what counts I think. So we ended up meeting later in the afternoon for coffee and pie and was a good outing the good experience. It seems like were suffering torrential winds right now the head of that cold front but the temperature got it into the 90s even which I was ecstatic when I came home from our pie adventure. It was late afternoon when I got home. I had missed my 3 o'clock marketplace which is okay that can be listened to at any time since they catalog all their shows. Then heartbreakingly I realized that I've done something to my foot box which will no longer allowed to lower low enough or go back far enough to get underneath my arm bike so until I can get that part fixed I may not be using my arm bike. Last time I did pump was Friday night don't know what's happened between now and then. This of course means a call into my wheelchair shop and of course that means giving up my chair so they can send it in ascertain the problem and then get the pardon and then give a dump my chair again doing the work and send it back to me the next morning I put this off as long as I can but now I guess I have to talk with Cameron over the wheelchair shop and find out when this is going to happen. I hate like hell not been able to exercise during this period of time SEE if there's any way I can figure out the jury rig on how to get close enough to the arm bike pedals to pump my back. I haven't done this long without pumping the bike in over a year. I feel like I'm missing somebody…

Moving On

It's over. The time of this reunion is past and by all accounts it was a pretty good reunion all things considered. It was certainly not a huge gathering or even a big gathering of the family or families as the case might be. It was pretty much the players, the family and the immediate a few of the offspring but mainly us kids. You'll remember that I didn't go to the nieces home last night for a family gathering I just didn't have the “juice” to pull off the public transit wherewithal I would have to do to have attended the gathering. I was exhausted by the evening.

I love seeing my brothers and sisters and sisterswho were able to make the trip. I mean for some of these guys it was no small trip flying in from Kansas coming up from Colorado. Even those who came from voicing his significant undertaking, if you ask me. Lodging, fuel and time for a few short hours to spend together kind of amazing. I'm especially humbled because I really can't think I'm 90% of the reason the gathering is here. There was a small contingency yesterday who took off to visit the parents graves and Santa-Quinn about 45 minutes 50 minutes south of Salt Lake. It's a pretty significant undertaking I think. I wonder if I was not here if they would have these meetings in Boise are even visit my sister Faye in Kansas. No one that I know has traveled out to that area some time and surely not me.

I kind of thought I was done with the whole reunion last night after the function here at the apartment complex and not going over to the brothers house and was sort of surprised when I got a text this morning that they were meeting at my restaurant at around 9 o'clock. I doubt a visit with Mark Anthony and we were going to meet at our usual time at 8 AM. However, he didn't have a problem with 9 AM. I was up at 7 AM disheartened because I had a hard time dressing. I actually dress the usual stuff okay I just couldn't get on both shoes. In fact I had one shoe on and then put the other shoe on top of my foot on the other shoe so at least I look like I tried to get dressed.. I sure hope this is not things to come shadows of. But for breakfast my brother Paul and his wife a couple daughters joined Mark Anthony and I as well as Jasmine for breakfast. I don't think that mattered but it's Father's Day of course everybody's taken dear old dad out to breakfast. I was a little worried that at 9 AM a lot more people would be going to breakfast then at 8. We ended up waiting about 45 minutes maybe an hour but we had a good conversation and a good breakfast. I think everyone enjoyed meeting the last time. I was totally proud that Jasmine, my granddaughter was able to make it who really paid attention to some of the other grown-ups which I thought was very important. They're all headed back to Idaho by the 5 hour trip to hopefully they're all back and everything's okay. I was a bit conflicted when I heard my brother and his family were joyous for breakfast because I pretty much got all the family stuff out of my system but I'm glad we had this time together. To visit with a few more things to enjoy my younger brother is an adult in many cases so much more than I am. I don't know if we'll do this again in a years time. I kind of hope not but then again at our age is probably best we take advantage of each moment we have because they are just not that many moments leftokay

Reunion!

 

I will start off by saying how pleased and thankful I am that the family chose to have this year's reunion at my building. After yesterday's traveling on the bus and train to try to get to the event I was pretty much worn out by the end of the day. As much as I hate to admit it I am not a young man anymore. And I just didn't have the energy to try to take the bus and train over to Carl's place even if I was assured it via straightforward event I just couldn't do it. So today seemed a little less stressful as I waited for the main event which began around 12 PM. I did spend a lot of time sitting outside in case it be showed up early, nobody did.

It was decided to go with some form of chicken for the main form protein for the meal plus there's a lot of homemade items as well like tuna salad, fruit salad and fruit tray as well as vegetable tray. The main beverage garden was water and no plastic bottles. That's where our culture's gone now more flavored beverages just water in plastic bottles. People were mildly pleased and impressed with the common room with the tables and access to bathrooms. It seemed Leah took charge a lot of the preparation food wise there is some discussion about not being able to get the cabinets but I provided some towels and some paper towels in the paring knife or 2 and we were able to pull it off. We sat down and ate in the common room which was pretty well done and following that and cleanup we migrated across the way to the park. Started out well sort of cool turned into a relatively warm day. We talked about park Paul's Connie was having some coffee withdrawal as was Faye. They desperately needed caffeine so I volunteered to make a pot of coffee which I did but nobody came over to get so I went back over to the group and then sisters and sister-in-law followed me back to the apartment with a really love my apartment. Everyone had coffee and a great discussion seemed until Carl commode would let us know that everyone left so I guess that part of the picnic was done. Tonight they are having the traditional gab session at Carl's I guess if not Carl's Carla S. Sadly, I'm not going like I said before I just don't have the stamina or the well for the trip. I said goodbye as best as I could and they went their ways and I pretty much stayed here enjoying the sunshine, trying to read and not need to exhausted. My becoming that feeble as far as trying to keep things together so I can do something like this? The whole concept of transportation. I guess I should be more forceful with getting bus rides like van rides from private companies logistics so much energy and so much commitment which I knows the excuse but it's true. So tomorrow I don't know what's going on – – I'm meeting with Mark Anthony for breakfast but I haven't heard any of the other guys plans. Everyone will be going their separate ways of course and I'll just be excited to start my even though this week will be busy with dental and medical issues and appointments and expenses. I'm hoping it will be a good summer I truly do…

Transit Trauma

 

Its always so simple that's something that simplecan go so wrong so quickly. I really thought I had this trip over to the restaurant figured out but course as always I didn't research it well enough. I thought $7,200 South went all the way through east to west but no it doesn't. I'm having to really gerrymander all around this area to get to the restaurant and it's going to be way be after 6:00 p.m. before I get there. I'm already getting that crazy sinking feeling of a lot of stress for nothing.

SureSure everything, I'm just stressing because that's what I always tend to do on this kind of stuff. The day hasn't been too awfully bad really. Pretty good shower and then I took off this morning just that I could and I went down to Smith's on 70th South and actually found a giant can of peppers that they had at the Smiths down at the superstore at 80th. This is great because at least I'll have access to lots of pickled peppers now if I could find the same size can of pickled carrots I'll be in heaven now .

What they said it got real bad real fast. I thought sure 7200 S. went to the end all the way through the does not have to catch a bunch of small buses that creep here increase their and it was just a mess, at least I thought that was. Mark Anthony finally got off work came and sat with me until the right buses came when we finally finagled our way into some to 7200 S. and 7^th East for the restaurant Golden trails. I was almost an hour late for dinner which was supposed to start at 6 I finally got in around 6:58 PM I wish that water jacket with long sleeves it was cold. Cold on the bus really got a cold outside and cold inside the restaurant. But they do feel pretty miserable by tried to put on on a good face Mark and I had dinner. I don't know who paid for dinner I did not ask I just ate mashed potatoes and gravy and meatloaf it was pretty good. I don't think I had any dessert I didn't need any. Visited with Paul, Connie, Linda from the rest. I didn't want to go to Carl's afterwards there's no way I would of after the debacle going back. It took forever for our bus to get here by finally jumped and 72 when into the train station and finally got on the 42 and came on home video challenge of my foot box acting up and acting weird but such is where I'm at right now. Luckily, the function is here the building I don't have to go anywhere and I doubt seriously all go to Carl R Carlos tomorrow afterwards for the long talk afterwards. It was nice visited with Paul Connie specialist Mark Anthony. Spend time nicely with the girls will see the older girls get here tonight they supposed to be. Paula Connie are in a bed-and-breakfast or something like that not too far from the apartment complex that should be okay. So far so good just another 24 hours. Hopefully I'll get good sleep tonight as well…

You Never know

 

The reunion begins. Really not beginning today except for the arrival of my little sister, Leah, from the Oregon area. She and my brother Carl stop by the apartments afternoon to check out the common area that will be having the reunion . We also considered possible menu for the event and have it cause I catered by some fast food joint like a chicken place or something I assume having something like a box lunch which is okay. My sister Leah, is a take charge kind of person so I'm glad that she's here working with my brother to bring about this event. Rest of the family will start coming in tomorrow we should have some sort of a evening restaurant. Traditionally we've gone to this all-you-can-eat place called the Golden Corral which is pretty good but it's an all-you-can-eat place and I rarely feel that that's cost-effective no matter how much you try to eat the certainly can't do you any good caloric wise. Plus, if I go I'm going to have to go on public transit that always, spooks me at night. Saturday's events should be at easier since they are in the building here. I will have the same problem Saturday evening if they have the traditional outside events at Carl's or Carla's place. That's also a trip on public transit later in the evening which makes me a bit uncomfortable but it's a little more straightforward I hope/I think.

I think my sisters worried about me. She asked me a number of times if I was doing okay so I must look a mess. Granted I probably do right this moment. I didn't sleep well last night and I got up early enough so I could be ready for the coffee social today. I don't know if I would've turned over and got many more sleep however even if it wasn't coffee social. Social one of okay we had more than enough treats. I think we would had enough even had I not gone shopping yesterday afternoon for the cookies. One of the people brought those giant muffins chocolate as well as Berry muffins. There is also some very nice burritos one of the people made with hot chilies those were good and I'd like to get the recipe for those favor got the energy to make something like that. Other than I've been trying to stay warm today. I should've won my longsleeved shirt like a dummy I did not. Major storm and and rain this morning but now seems to have moved off with sunshine peeking through that may be a promising evening I hope. Like the promise of delegate more sleep and be better focused for tomorrow whatever it should bring but I don't believe that's good happen anytime soon. I'm hoping tomorrow to have my home health person put a little more clean on the apartment. She did about an hour's work on Wednesday projecting made a big difference is going when people were here maybe a little bit more tomorrow in case anyone makes a trip down to my apartment. I doubt that will happen but you never know it's best to be on top of things like that.

Also, just as a follow-up to yesterday's blog I had to make an appointment to be seen by my physician for the new prescription. They sent me enough to get me through until my appointment which is the 21sst…

My Spaz Medicine

 

I just finished an excruciating 20 minutes of trying to access my online pharmacy. I rarely if ever use this software must I have to and then it's pulling teeth until either I give up or by dumb luck defeat the security protocols and get into my own pharmacy account. I know I'm whining and I know that the security protocols are there for my own production but I get so frustrated I would throw caution to the wind just so I could get in and try to find out what's going on with my stupid prescription.

As you are probably aware so far I'm not happy. A couple years ago – – more than a couple because I was still married – – we set me up on this express scripts account so that I would get my medications for 90 days of the time my not have to worry about going to the pharmacy to get my prescription refilled it would all happen over the Internet and the meds would come in the mail. This works great until it does not and for some reason this time to refill my meds my online subscription/prescription failed me. I'm not sure why I'm kind of thinking that might be because of a change of plastic i.e. credit cards or whatever. However, I did find the right reason after figuring out how to break into my account. I really try to be responsible regarded my online presence. Granted I try to make my passwords as easy as possible for me to remember and of course the stupid system won't let me do that force me to make these humongous passwords. I try to write them down but invariably I write them down wrong or I don't update them when I've tried to get into the account in the past and its force me to update my passwords at such and then I forget to update the passwords of my online password storage area and of course they will not let me give it. I think they think they're cute when they say they're going to help you get into your account and all they are doing is making you set up another password which starts the whole process over again and drives are totally crazy. I try my best to conjure up a great password only the fly and before I can use my new password I have to go through a secondary identification process which to me is just as arduous as the 1^st! This of course is predicated only on the idea that I'm using the right online name luckily I found out on express scripts that it's my email account thank goodness. So I rush back to the login screen put in my email put in my new password like I said to find out I have a secondary security system I have to get through. They send you/me a 6 digit number that I have to put into the specialized screen at the end of the process! Then if everything's cool it lets me and. It took me at least 30 minutes of not 45 minus of this frustrating process and then whoever guards the gate let me through. The message I received was that for some reason my physician as indicated no longer need baclofen and I need to contact the office to get this straightened out. It's my own fault I understand it's now past the middle of the week but I've got a couple weeks to work with before I'm totally out of the muscle relaxant that I use to survive. I would not be surprised if my doc won't sign of on my new prescription until he's seen me. It's a formality for him it's a pain in the butt for me. It's a bus trip into the big hospital complex.

As I said luckily got a couple week window to work in the hopefully my baclofen will hold out…