It's about time.

Many of you can relate to Working long hours at your career. Raising your families. Buying a home and paying all the bills related to being homeowners and parents. We're now retired and don't need all that work and expense. Now "It's about time" and what we do to follow our dreams.

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Friday, May 31, 2024

Some Changes and A Thing Of The Past.

 Our Location today is Windsor, Ontario.

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If I thought that Wednesday night was rough, I should have kept that opinion to myself. It was after 5:30 this morning, that I again lay down with hope to sleep. The Alarm went off at 8:00.

I felt numb, but we had an appointment and there was prep work to do. I had to pack up our CPAP Machines to bring with us. We basically just took our morning supplements before going out the door.

Good thing we arrived at the Windsor Sleep Disorder Clinic a little early. Even though they immediately scanned our Medical Histories and Medication Lists I had made, we each had Three Page Questionnaires to fill in. (No falling asleep there.) We were barely finished when the Doctor’s Assistant brought us back, took vitals, checked out our Machines, then reviewed our files. She then connected with the Doctor who was in some remote location. Since Sleep Apnea is not something new to either of us, and the problems I am having with my Hip/Leg, he authorized adjustments for Kathy and I without the need of a Sleep-Over.

Since our Machines are supplied and monitored by Vital-Aire, that’s where we headed. Taira was off so Jim was filling in at the desk. We let him know of the Doctor’s Changes and that the new Prescription was on its way, so they wouldn’t change it back in the middle of the night.

As we were leaving, we got a call from Guardian Storage saying there was a Package waiting for us. Perfect timing, because we were heading there to check our Mail anyway. The Package that was supposed to arrive Monday, was here. I had another issue that with the proof from Kathy’s filing system, proved that they owed us a refund.

It was already 11:30 and we didn’t have breakfast yet, so we stopped at McDonald’s.

Though I’d hardly done any walking my Hip/Leg was screaming, so we headed for home.

Barely in the Apartment, I got a call from Sorough the young man I trained to weld at Windsor Feedscrew. There was a problem with the Plasma Transfer Arc, and he picked my brain for answers. He also told me, that since he told Mile the Owner that he was quitting to go back to St Clair College in the Fall, Mile has started treating him better. I also heard that Three other employees have given Mile notice that they are leaving, because of how he treats them. That business could be a thing of the past soon.

We spent the rest day on the Computers and didn’t have supper until the 6 o’clock Local News was over.

We watched a Mystery Movie to round off the day.

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Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

A proud new dad spends time with his own father, who offers him a gift. A book called 1001 Dad Jokes. The new dad says, “Dad, I’m honoured!”

His father says, “Hi, Honoured, I’m Dad.”

Thursday, May 30, 2024

More and Taking My Advice.

 Our Location today is Windsor, Ontario.

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According to my CPAP Machine this morning, I had been connected for over Eight Hours, but if I totalled Two Hours of napping, I was lucky. The Nighttime Mickey that worked earlier this week, did nothing last night.

I woke with a Headache due to the lack of sleep and was up before the Alarm went off. Kathy didn’t appreciate my simply opening the Blinds to wake her up. There wasn’t a Cloud in the sky.

We were at the Doctor’s Office, with minutes to spare thanks in part to all the Detours popping up around the City. Kathy had never been there, so just waited in the waiting room. After the usual check, Thomas realized that it was over a Year since my last visit. So to make up for that, ordered more tests. Before I left the Office, his Receptionist already had me booked for June of 2025.

One of the test that was ordered is an Ultra Sound. Since I already had one scheduled for next week, I tried calling Clear Imaging, to have both done at the same time. After the Computerized System said to expect an Hour hold time, I simply drove to the location. I no longer have an appointment next week, but will have them both done at the beginning of July.

Not having had breakfast before having left home, we stopped at Wendy’s where we had Breakfast Wrap Combos. Though they were tasty, my Hernia was causing other problems.

We stopped at Motor City Community Credit Union to take care of some banking, before going to Dollarama. We picked up some of the supplies we were looking for, because they didn’t have the Juice we both enjoy. Though these outlets are a chain, they are also independently owned, so they don’t all carry the same products.

A quick stop at the Bank only took minutes to finish our Transactions.

Over a week I have been looking for a certain piece of Medical Equipment that has been on the market since before I was born. We stopped at Shoppers Drug Mart, where they suggested trying the Wellness Center which is where you get home care equipment like Wheelchairs, Walkers and the like. We went there and the young associate, said they have never sold anything like that. (Is that showing our age?)

We went next door to another Dollarama and got the Juice we like before heading for home.

After putting things away, Kathy went to bring the Recycle down to the Bins. I went on Amazon, and will have my Equipment delivered on Monday.

Kathy brought a book to read, while I was in Wyandotte Chiropractic Center. Richard has honestly advised me about my Hip/Leg Issue, and advised me to go to a Physio Therapist for Pre and Post-Op treatment.

Knowing about my Hernia, past and present, he needed information. While recently tending to a patient, he managed to get a Hernia himself. He needed to know the recovery time, as he’ll have to step back from his practice, to heal.

We had to stop at Health First Pharmacy. We somehow lost the instructions to one of my Prescriptions. It was as easy as hitting the Print button.

My Hernia and morning Headache were still nagging me, even after multiple Tylenol. The only thing I could do was have a Thirty Minute Snap. No more Headache.

We’ve got more errands tomorrow.

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Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

Words of Inspiration

The longer you hang in there the greater the chance that something will happen in your favour. No matter how hard it seams the longer you persist, the more likely your success.

Jack Canfield, Author and Motivational Speaker

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Resheduling.

 Our Location today is Windsor, Ontario.

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My dream of Blissful Sleep was short lived, when we went to bed last night. The fact that we were having a Thunderstorm at the time had our Bedroom Window tightly closed, might have added to the problem. Of course, we slept later and only woke when we heard one of the Phones going off in the Living Room.

We settled for a quick Snack as a breakfast, before heading to the Computers. Luckily, Kathy’s phone indicated that the Windsor Sleep Disorder Clinic had called. With an appointment scheduled for the later part of June, I called to ask why they called. We now get to set the Alarm Two Days in a row this week, as our appointment has been moved to this Friday Morning.

It was nearly 1:00 when the Rain finally stopped so we headed out the door. Since we had an appointment on Howard Avenue, we went across the road to Pita Pit. This location holds their $7.00 Special on Wednesdays, so that’s what we ate. These may be Healthy Fast Food, but they are filling enough that we didn’t have supper tonight.

We headed up the road to Fantastic Sam’s and sat talking because we were way to early. As soon as we saw Julia logging in at the Cash Register, we headed in. She had us looking human in no time and we had already booked for our next visit before we left, but I forgot to bring our Appointment Book.

After a quick stop at Guardian Storage we headed for home. The Rain had stopped so we were dry getting in. I then had to call Julia to change our appointment, because we already have another appointment somewhere else, on that same day and time.

The Weather Guesser on the 6 o’clock Local News suggested covering new outside Plants due to possible Frost tonight. (Think we’ll leave the window closed.) The weekend looks to be Clear and Sunny.

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Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

What kind of driver never gets a ticket?


A screwdriver!

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Package Pick Up and Out Of Stock.

 Our Location today is Windsor, Ontario.

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Sleep, wonderful Sleep, I could get used to this, all that’s needed is the proper Nighttime Mickey combination. Managed to get to sleep earlier last night, which meant I woke that much earlier this morning.

After having a quick snack for breakfast we headed straight to the Computers. Checking the important messages first, I then checked to find Kathy’s Package had already been delivered at 9:30. That changed what we would be doing, but there was something else I didn’t like.

When we saw our Financial Advisor back in March, we closed off one of our Credit Cards. Now they tried notifying us to say “You still Owe”. Ignoring the phone number on the E-mail, in case it was a Scam, I used the one on the back of the Card. Two Minutes later I was speaking to Daniel who assured me it was only the Residual Interest that had not attached itself to my High Credit Rating. With my permission, she closed it off completely.

It was 12:30 when we arrived at Guardian Storage and before Kathy emptied the Mailbox, Melissa was handing her the Package.

We used a Coupon for lunch at Wendy’s and strangely had Hamburgers instead of Chicken Sandwiches. Nice having a change once in a while.

We went to Walmart, both looking for something different. I went to the Pharmacy area and after not finding what I wanted, asked an associate. He sent me back to the far side of the department where I found Nothing. I asked another associate, who sent me back where I started and where I found the first associate again. He brought me to where we found a sticker on the bottom shelf saying “This product is out of stock. I sent Kathy to look for her purchase, while I limped my way back to the Car.

We came straight home and by the time we parked the Car the Sun had disappeared behind a wall of Threatening Clouds.

We were watching the 6 o’clock Local News, when the first sound of Distant Thunder shook the building. The Radar was showing an Intense Storm directly over Detroit, just across the River from our building. Being at the back of the building we were able to leave the Balcony Door open all evening. We could see a Sunny Weekend.

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Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

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