Cutting Back.

Our Location today is Windsor, Ontario.

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Last night was nearly a repeat of Monday Night, except for the fact that I woke up before Kathy joined me in the Livingroom. It appears there needs to be more adjustments made to my Medications, so that I can once again sleep like a normal human being.

The moment that I started moving around in the Livingroom, Kathy came out to join me, saying that she had heard me moving around. (Without her Hearing Aides???)

Things seem to be working better since we are only having Breakfast Snacks, Unfortunately, we both stood in dismay at the totally White Landscape. Just before lunch the Wind shifted direction, cleaning the White Blankets off the vehicles and the parking lot. The last couple days that we were experiencing all those Flurries, the Plows never cleaned our lot once. After the Wind did such a great job of cleaning things, the Plows showed up to scrape the bare pavement.

We enjoyed Italian Wedding Soup for lunch.

On the”6 o’clock Local News”, the Weather Guesser only confirmed what The Weather Network had already informed us of. Our weekend will be extremely cold.

We finally had a smaller serving of Perogies for supper, after 7:00.

We later watched a few episodes of “Mayday” before calling it a day.

After making some Phone Calls tomorrow, we’ll see how many errands have to be run.

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Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

Words of Inspiration

"Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift."

Mary Oliver, American Poet

Back and Forth, Always Late.

Our Location today is Windsor, Ontario.

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I actually managed to get a fairly decent night’s sleep, even with some moving around. After a short Nap in my Recliner, I managed to sleep in Bed until my Neck and Shoulder Pain became too much. There was no need for added medication, it was just a matter of tipping back in my Recliner and letting gravity line things back up. At that point, I fell into a very deep sleep and only woke when I heard Kathy moving around in the Bedroom. Minutes later, I could see her shadow waving at me in my chair.

It did not take long before I had put together a Breakfast Snack, with Breakfast Juice to wash down our Medications. By the time we had eaten, our Coffees were ready to bring over to the Computers. According to The Weather Network it was a balmy 3 F (-16 C) feeling like -11 F (-24 C), but on the bright side the Sun would warm things up slightly.

There was a lot of reading to catch up on, so it was closer to 1:00 when we enjoyed a Homemade Italian Salad for our lunch. That worked out perfect because once that was finished, we were heading out the door again.

Kathy does not like cold temperatures or gusty Wind, so when I asked her to wait until I brought the Car to the rear entrance, there was no argument.

Since I spent most of my life in the City, I knew which streets would be busy at that time of the day and the ones that would not. We arrived at the Windsor Heart Institute, with Fifteen Minutes to spare and were taken in Thirty Minute later. The young Intern checked Kathy’s Blood Pressure before reviewing her Medications that I had printed out, compared to what they had on file. I keep very accurate records and when she questioned one that is for controlling Prostrate problems, she quickly removed it from their list.

We had to sit for another Fifteen Minutes before another Intern reviewed the results of Blood Tests and what the Heart Monitor she recently had to wear showed.

Back in the hall, the number of patients was starting to thin out. Thirty Minutes later, the Cardiologist called us in. He was impressed with Kathy’s test results, but wants to see her again in Six Months for more tests. He was surprised when told that their records had showed that Kathy was on Medications that she wasn’t. He even cringed when he heard about Kathy’s Treadmill Injury, but encouraged her to try again.

With the forecast of Winter type weather heading our way, we made a quick stop at Guardian Storage to collect our Mail.

Noticing the lower fuel prices as we approached, we stopped at the Pioneer gas station to top off the Car with Gasoline.

At that point Kathy noted that our Breakfast Snack and lunch Salad had worn off, so we stopped at Wendy’s to have supper. Being able to adjust their Coupon Menu to suit our appetites, makes a big difference on the quality of our meals.

I dropped Kathy at the front entrance before parking the Car. I managed to get my coat off and sit down Two Minutes in my Recliner before the “6 o’clock Local News” started. Our weather forecast for the next week has not improved.

We later watched “Will Trent”, “High Potential” and “The Rookie” for entertainment.

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Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

Why do golfers wear two pairs of pants?

In case they get a hole in one!

Second Good Night and Baby It’s Cold Outside.

Our Location today is Windsor, Ontario.

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I wish that I could use the same Title twice but that would be unfair. It was the second night in a row that I had a restful sleep, where I spent most of the night in Bed.

The first thing I did when I stepped into the Livingroom this morning was to look outside at our vehicles. Before I went to bed last night, they were very White in colour, but this morning there was only a few Flakes surrounding the Windshield on the Car.

Kathy was again smiling as she joined me, after having another good night’s sleep. We finished the last of our breakfast snacks before taking our Coffees to our Computers. Before opening the lid on my Laptop, I sent a Text to our daughter Karen, wishing her a Very Happy Birthday. Since she was already at work, it only took a few moments before she responded.

Yesterday, our high temperature never went above 16 F (-9 C) but it rose through the night and left us with 19 F (-7 C) this morning. By noon the 12 F (-11 C) temperatures, with Northwest Wind Gusts had the Windchill feeling more like -11 F (-24 C).

We headed downstairs after 12:30 and knowing what the temperature was, along with hearing the Wind, Kathy waited for me to bring the Car closer to the rear entrance. As I was walking towards the Car, it looked like a scene from an Arctic Movie as the Wind created Whiteout Conditions. Luckily, it did not stick to the Car.

We drove over to the nearby Mary Brown’s Chicken to take advantage of their Monday Special. Luckily, we were dressed for the Cold, but it was a challenge to not losing our grip on the doors from the Blowing Wind.

Since we were dressed for the weather and we were in the same parking lot, we drove across to the Dollarama. I have mentioned many times that not all their stores carry the same stock and when we went to the other Dollarama last week, they were restructuring, making it hard to get everything we wanted. Today, we got what we needed.

After dropping Kathy at the front entrance and parking the Car, I brought our Recycle Containers, down to the Bins outside. The Bins are emptied just before noon every Monday, but some IDIOT jammed them full of Boxes that had not been broken down. After lifting a single Box, I was able to add all our Recycle to those Bins.

We had dressed to stay warm today, but it had been so Cold, that after taking our Coats off in the Apartment, we started sweating from what we had on. It took nearly an Hour before we cooled down.

We were watching the “6 o’clock Local News” when Karen called to thank us for the Birthday Wish. She had to work later today, then had to put up with drivers that should not be on the road under these conditions. We’ll talk later this week.

The Weather Guesser did not have any good news about the Seasonal Conditions that we will be facing for the next couple of months.

I was trying to PRINT out a copy of Kathy’s Medication List for tomorrow, but it did not want to cooperate. Instead, when I tried setting up to write this Blog, the Printing Program wanted to do an Update. Not Tonight!

We watched a few episodes of “Forensic Files”.

We get to enjoy even Colder Conditions tomorrow.

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Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

You Might Be a Redneck If

You've driven for more than a month on a baby spare tire.

Something Went Right.

Our Location today is Windsor, Ontario.

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After shutting my eyes in my Recliner last night, I was able to take a short nap before sleeping the rest of the night in Bed. Kathy would later say she had a wonderful night’s sleep, because she knew that I was there. Within minutes of my getting up and opening the Balcony Blinds, she was standing there with a smile on her face.

You may have noticed that we have only been having Snacks for breakfast lately. Since I have been retired Kathy does not like a Big Breakfast. I believe that my appetite increased again after I returned to work. These Snacks will help me to lose some of this weight gain as well. Kathy didn’t mind the Hot Chocolates we brought to our Computers.

Just as forecasted, there were Flurries periodically going by our Balcony, and it was cute watching the Birds checking out the Flakes flying by. The Sun never broke through the Clouds at all today.

We got carried away and did not think to have lunch until 3:00 this afternoon. We enjoyed Perogies, but not as many as we normally eat.

Checking The Weather Network later this afternoon. I was surprised that our temperature will increase after Midnight but drop before the Sun is supposed to rise. It was also strange to see locations north of our area, that were warmer than Windsor.

It was past 7:30, when we realized that again, we had not eaten our supper. Fifteen Minutes later we were sharing a Store-Bought Thin-Crust Medium Canadian Pizza.

We finished just on time to watch “Mrs. Doubtfire”. We have seen it plenty of times but still enjoy it.

We’ll see what tomorrow brings.

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Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

In America, using the metric system can get you in legal trouble. In fact, if you sneer at any other method of measuring liquids, you may be held in contempt of quart.

Windy and Unscathed.

Our Location today is Windsor, Ontario.

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It seems strange how yesterday, when we needed to be up early that we slept in, then today when we could relax, I had to keep telling myself to get back to sleep.

When I finally started my day, I just started opening the Balcony Blinds when Kathy came out to join me all bundled up, saying she was cold. I believe it was just the shock of leaving that nice warm Bed that had her feeling like that. I had her looking at her Computer, while I put together snack plates for breakfast.

We were surprised when the Sun started breaking through the Clouds this afternoon. That meant, that even though the temperature was well Below Freezing, the vehicles down in the Parking Lot soon lost their Winter Coverings.

It was at that point that we shared a Store-Bought Thin-Crust Medium Hawaiian Pizza for a very late lunch.

After our meal had settled, we could hear the Wind increasing outside. At least it was not as severe as the last few weeks, where it would rattle the Privacy Panel against the Balcony Railing.

I did not wait so long to get things ready for supper. Even though I made them smaller, we enjoyed our Bacon/Veggie Wraps for our meal.

I was very young when my Father had me using his Pocket Knife to repair things, trim shrubs along with a few other things. Throughout my career, I again needed to use knives to repair Auto Wiring, Welding Cables, Engine Gaskets and Camping Equipment, which included cleaning Hundreds of Fish, all with hardly a nick from the blades. In recent years, Kathy has allowed me to indulge my Cooking Skills to the point that she is scared to use my Very Sharp Knives. She claims the grips are too large for her tiny hands as the reason. Before our Canadian Thanksgiving, I purchased another Knife that is designed to slice things very thin, and they will not stick to the Blade. I have since managed to nick my Index Finger more than a Dozen times since. I think this is life’s way of getting back at me, for all the years I remained unscathed.

We later watched a few episodes of “911 Nashville”.

We hope to be more energetic tomorrow.

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Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

Words of Inspiration

The biggest lessons I learned were probably the times where I had the biggest setbacks and the biggest challenges, when I had the biggest jumps forward and lessons learned.

Michelle Kwan, American Figure Skater

Still Made It On Time.

Our Location today is Windsor, Ontario.

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Since I had a 10:00 appointment this morning, I made certain to set the Alarm on my Bedside Table for 8:00 before writing the Blog. After a brief nap in my Recliner, I headed off to Bed, Planning to be awaken up by the Alarm. With the cold outside temperatures and the Summer Sheets that Kathy put on the Bed as I did the Laundry on Monday, I barely stayed there for an Hour before my Neck and Shoulder Pain was too much. After a quick glance at the time, I figured I would be back between the sheets in Two Hours. The Pain had subsided by the time I opened my eyes and saw the Livingroom Clock reading 9:07.

Within a minute I was waking Kathy in the Bedroom, before shutting the Alarm that had been going off for over an Hour. Our breakfast was our Morning Juice, so we could swallow our Medications before heading out the door, with our own Canes.

Kathy actually waited inside the rear entrance while I retrieved the Car from the Lot. It was moderately cold but the South Wind made it feel much worse.

Luckily, the City Crews had been plowing the roads the entire night, so we made great time on Riverside Drive, before heading south on Howard Avenue. We walked in to our Optometrist’s Office just as the Receptionist was calling my name. Since before having the Lasik Eye Surgery before Christmas, I have been struggling with my Computer Glasses. David was surprised when I pulled a Tape Measure from my pocket so he could see what Focal Point was needed for the new Straight-Line Bifocal Lens.

What I did not mention earlier, was the fact that this Parking Lot was also not Plowed either. Because the Sun had not broke through the Clouds and the temperature was still below Freezing, we were not walking in Slush.

Though we had not had Breakfast, we stopped at Taco Bell to have lunch since we were so late. We felt comfortably satisfied before heading for home, but by the time we got there, we were hungry again. We settled for a Cookie to tide us over until supper.

After getting home we did our best to catch up on our Computer Reading. I had just finished checking the forecast on The Weather Network around 2:00 when we were hit with more Flurries. It was finished by 3:00.

The Weather Guesser on the “6 o’clock Local News” wishes his forecast were not so accurate, but there is no improvement for the next Seven Days.

We finally shared a Store-Bought Thin-Crust Medium Chicken Pizza for supper, before watching a few episodes of “Law and Order” to finish off our day. Not sure what we will be doing tomorrow.

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Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

Someone complimented my parking today.

They left a sweet note on my windshield that said. “Parking Fine.”

Slushy and New Cane.

Our Location today is Windsor, Ontario.

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Why this keeps happening, I wish it would just stop so I could sleep like a normal person is supposed to do. Last night I was repeatedly back and forth between my Recliner and Bed. Though the four episodes of trying to sleep only amounted to resting, and Kathy did not even try to snuggle the bedding away from me.

Looking out the Balcony Door, the only thing that was not White were the vehicles that had not moved yesterday. If they had, the internal heat would have melted the bottom layer and turned to Ice from the morning temperature of 10 F (-12 C) feeling like -8 F (-22 C). The Flurries continued past 10:30 to the point of causing small Drifts on the Balcony Railing. It would be hours later when the Birds flying up to the neighbour’s bird feeders would start to knock them down.

We splurged this morning by having Cereal for breakfast, before taking our Coffees to our Computers around 9:00. There was plenty of reading to get caught up on. Around 11:00, the Sun started shining in our eyes and even though the temperature had not increased yet we could see water droplets dripping down from above.

With a List I had taken the time to make, we waited past 1:00 before heading out. Let’s just say we made a mistake by wearing Shoes while trudging through the Two Inches of Slush. Our Feet did feel slightly damp, because the parking lot had not been cleaned. Not wanting to use the Hiking Stick under these conditions, I looked like someone walking a Tight-Rope for balance, while Kathy continued using my Cane.

Breakfast was long gone, so using a Coupon we stopped at Wendy’s to have lunch. Luckily, their parking lot had been cleaned. Service is always fast and with a smile and in the short time we ate, I counted 37 vehicles use the Drive-Thru while another Twenty people ate inside. Good thing that is their slowest time of day.

We drove across the road to the Shoppers Drug Mart at the Tecumseh Mall. This parking lot had not gotten cleaned either, so our shoes continued getting a little more water logged. With my List in hand, I was able to get everything but Kathy’s personal Cane. There was less than half a bag of items that cost more than a week’s worth of groceries.

We headed towards home stopping at the nearby Shoppers Drug Mart. I don’t know why, their parking lot was also not cleaned. They had a Cane that looked exactly like mine did when I first got it. Once I payed for it, I turned to see Kathy already outside, doing the Tight-Rope balancing act, because I had both Canes.

After dropping her at the front entrance to our building I was able make it in a little dryer because most of the water had already gone down the drains.

Back at my Computer to log in the Vitamins we had just purchased onto our Medical Spreadsheet. Last Night’s lack of sleep cause my eyes to Blink for a Half Hour.

We watched the “6 o’clock Local News” before having a slice of Fruit Cake for supper. The Weather Guesser said we reached 18 F (-7.5 C) feeling like 3 F (-16 C), and can expect more Flurries for the next Week. We better dig out our Winter Boots.

We later watched “Law and Order” and “The Pitt”.

The Alarm is already set because I have an early appointment in the morning. As I am writing this post, I can hear the Plow scraping the parking lot.

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Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

You Might Be a Redneck If

You've been ejected from a little league game.

Blankets and Flurries.

Our Location today is Windsor, Ontario.

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I did not get to bed quite as early last night, but once again I managed to get a good night’s sleep. Kathy tried taking my Blankets around 3:30 saying she was cold, but so was my back. After I took back a few inches of Blankets to completely cover over, she turned away, covering herself with the Blankets she had been cuddling before. The rest of the night was so good that it took a Telemarketer calling at 8:00 this morning to bring it all to an end.

I barely had time to open the Balcony Door Blinds when Kathy came out to join me. There had been some Showers overnight, but it appeared that the pavement was starting to dry. The first thing I did was to check The Weather Network to find the 37 F (3 C) temperatures would be our high for the day. The chart showed the temperature dropping by the Hour.

It was not even 10:00 when I looked out the Door to see Flurries falling, but with the earlier temperatures still filling the air, it would take Hours before the landscape began to change colour. That was also the time I realized that we did not have breakfast yet, so we each had a Pastry with a Breakfast Juice to wash down our Morning Medications. We took our Coffees to our Computers to get caught up on our reading.

In answer to a Comment, we will be getting Kathy her own Cane tomorrow, but I will have to teach her how to use it on wet floors. As for me using the Hiking Pole, that was only a temporary thing, because using that on wet floors or Ice would be more disastrous than a Cane.

It was past 1:30 before we had Homemade Italian Salads for a late lunch. Looking out the Balcony Door the Flurries were so intense that we could not see the Balcony Railing.

It has been a couple of weeks since we soaked our feet in an Epson Salts Foot Bath. After taking care of Kathy’s Feet for years, a Badly Curled Toenail, is finally starting to flatten out. The warmth of the Water, helped to ease my discomfort as well.

The Weather Guesser on the “6 o’clock Local News” did not have any good news to tell us. I should not complain, because as a child I remember walking a Mile to School in Knee Deep Snow. I was shorter and did not have to walk up any Hills, but when I got home, I had the Local Newspaper to deliver. Even when Kathy and I owned houses, there was a lot of shoveling to do multiple times per week. Being near the most southern part of Canada, we are often referred to as Canada’s Florida.

It was past 7:00 when we each had a Trail Bar for our supper.

We watched “Chicago Med”, “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago P.D.” this evening.

Looking outside moments ago, things are very White with more to come the rest of this week. We’ll see what tomorrow has in store for us.

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It’s about time.

Krackers

I don’t play soccer because I enjoy the sport.

I’m just doing it for kicks!