Tuesday March 24, 2020

Tuesday March 24, 2020

Blog being written on Wednesday Mar 25, 1010, sitting in living room.

Tuesday morning and I am up at 0600.  Took Ms P out.  It was mild high 20s.

This morning we are going to take advantage of Meijer’s new senior hours of 7-9.  Made a quick stop at Panera to get my thermos filled.

We got to Meijer’s at 0650 and already there was a long line of old folks waiting to get in.  Most folks ignored the 6 foot separation rule.  Doors opened at exactly 0700 and all the old folks streamed in.

Today Nancy was looking for Clorox disinfecting wipes.  We bought a year’s supply.  We also bought apples, cookies, dog food, suet and milk.  Our normal weekly supplies.

On way home we stopped at D&W to get coleslaw for dinner tonight.  We also bought Pinconning soft cheese and rye bread.  The shelves at D&W that normally had paper products were completely bare.  Maybe the lack of critical supplies was why D&W was empty.

This morning we learned our lesson.  No more senior shopping.  Too much pushing and shoving.

At home we put up our purchases and then Nancy walked to Panera to get her thermos filled and I fixed oatmeal breakfast.

After breakfast I took an 11 mile bike ride.  We are on a shelter in place order so very little vehicular traffic.  I did encounter walkers.   The parking lot at the Y which normally has over 100 cars was completely empty.  Kind of eerie!

At home I competed my calisthenics before shaving and showering.  Finished the morning in the office completing yesterday’s blog and reading emails and news.

Lunch at 1300.  Activities this afternoon.

Took a short nap.

Granddaughter Alessandra FaceTimed Nancy about 1500 and they had a nice chat.  Alessandra was showing Grandma how she was preparing an omelette for lunch.  She does not yet have any at home classes but her brother Lucas was doing his online Spanish lesson.  We think they are getting Cabin Fever.

Fixed our apple snack.

Nancy took a walk.  I also took a walk to the mailbox.

Missy FaceTimed us before dinner.  She was just checking up.  We had a nice chat.

Put out suet we bought this morning for the birds.

For dinner we finished Saturday’s pizza.  Also had coleslaw and Irish Soda Bread.

We sat in living room and watched the news and Jeopardy Also enjoyed our after dinner snack.  

We watched NCIS.  Debbie FaceTimed us after the show.  Debbie has been working at home for about three weeks.  She has a cold that keeps hanging on.  

No Apple TV tonight.  We were both in bed by 2130. 

We still have not established a daily routine.  It looks like we will be under the Shelter in Place order for at least a month.   Plenty of time to establish a routine.  Stay tuned!