Tuesday April 8, 2014

Temperature in 40s when I left for Hall St Bakery. After coffee I picked Nancy up at 0930 and took her to the hospital. I headed to MVP and swam 1,000 meters. For first time in several weeks I read the WSJ front to back. Nancy called me earlier than usual to come pick her up. Lately the Gift Shop has not been a pleasant environment for volunteers. Today Nancy resigned. I am glad. First thing this afternoon I picked up a prescription at Meijer's. I then headed to the skin doctor for a 1530 appointment. The Doctor removed a wart like growth from my leg. I determined today that winter is over. Trugreen put down some fertilizer this morning. We have had several days with temps in the 50s and no freezing at night. I put the snow shovels up and got down my super duper thatch rake. I finished the afternoon by taking Ms P around the block and then took a 2.0 mile walk. Tonight we will finish the scallop potatoes. We will also watch NCIS. Since we got Netflix we do not watch much conventional TV.

Monday April 7, 2014

Monday April 7, 2014 Up at 0630 and do the at-home thing and then coffee at Hall Street Bakery. Pick up Nancy at 0930 and we head to MVP. I swam 1,000 meters today. My nose clip was not put on properly so I swallowed a lot of water. We got home about 1130. I had a quick lunch and headed to my Doctor’s appointment. She inspected and renewed my prescription. I took a short nap and then filled out my absentee ballot. Ms P and I walked to the mailbox. Tonight Nancy and I are attending the Red Green concert. Red Green had a program on PBS. It was like a Canadian Duck Dynasty. The snow is almost all gone. Trugreen comes tomorrow to apply some fertilizer. On this date in 1938 GGF Sanborn said there was a heavy run of smelt.

Sunday April 6, 2014

Quick weekend update: Saturday April 5, 2014, pedaled to Omelette Shop for oatmeal breakfast. After breakfast I pedaled around Reeds Lake, twice, a total distance of 15 miles. After a shower I started running errands. Rylee's for leaf bags, looked for walking shoes in small store in Eastown, I did not buy any. Stopped at Chow Hound to get Ms P some dry food. Purchased at swim suit at Gazelle and finally stopped at Lowe's to see if there was a magic solution to our moisture problem in the bathroom. I spent about an hour outside raking leaves and picking up tree branches. I even had time to take a quick nap. Nancy and I had dinner at Applebee's. I took a 1 mile walk and then we watched a new show on Netflix. It is about a women detective in Australia during the 20s. We liked it. Sunday April 6, 2014 Up at 0700 and in the pool by 0800. My shoulder is still suspect so I only swam 1,000 meters. We got our weekly supplies at Meijer's. Gas was $3.61. Nancy fixed her world famous scrambled eggs for breakfast. I read the funnies and then took a short nap. Today the temperature was in the mid 50s with bright sunshine. I spent some time picking up more branches and putting new pedals on my hybrid. I also took a 12 mile bike ride. Tonight Nancy is fixing ham and scallop potatoes for dinner. We will read the GRP and watch 60 Minutes before heading upstairs. Spring has arrived at last!!!!

Friday April 4, 2104

Up at 0630 and followed normal routine. I did read an article in the WSJ about the resignation of a silicon valley CEO who stepped down because he gave $1.000 to the CA proposal to ban gay marriage. What ever happened to free speech? Nancy did not go to MVP today because her knee is still bothering her. My shoulder is still acting up so I swam only 1,000 meters. This afternoon Phil Dougherty stopped by to fix our ceiling fixture in the kid's bathroom. I also asked him about our plaster problem in the bathroom. He did not know what was causing deterioration. Nancy and I made a quick run to Costco. The place was empty. Is it because today is the first day of spring break? I took a two mile walk before dinner. Nancy cooked a batch of spaghetti sauce in the crock pot. We had it for dinner.

Wednesday April 2, 2014

Wednesday April 2, 2014 Breakfast Club Wednesday and I am up at 0600. Today’s program was about an upcoming City ballot proposal to increase funds for street improvements. The cold winter has destroyed our roads. GR is the pothole capital of MI. I think the ballot proposal will easily pass. After BC I stopped at home to get Nancy. We headed to MVP. I had a quick lunch and then took Nancy to Meijer’s Garden. It is a beautiful day so the Gardens will be busy. My computer guru stopped by this afternoon and fixed my HP decktop. I needed to run some windows programs for a project. Picked up Nancy at 1645 and we headed to Kingma’s to buy some cheese. The cheese is the same type as Missy purchased for us in Cleveland. We are having some serious plaster problems in our kid’s bathroom. It is caused by some moisture getting in the attic. I got the ladder out and inspected the attic. I could not find the source. I want to have the plaster fixed before we sell the house. We had the ceiling light burn out in so I headed to Rylee’s. Rylee’s did not have a replacement. Light dinner and then watched some TV.

Thursday April 3, 2014

Up at 0630 and followed my normal routine. Today Nancy did not go to MVP. At MVP I did some chin-ups and used the treadmill. Tomorrow I will try swimming. After MVP I stopped at GR Lighting to get some bulbs for our ceiling light in Kid's bathroom. The new bulbs did not work so I assumed the fixture is not working. I called Phil Dougherty, our electrician, and he is stopping by tomorrow to see what is wrong. The ceiling plaster is deteriorating near the fixture. I think moisture is the problem. I inspected the attic yesterday and could not find where the water was coming from. I know I will have to repair both the fixture and plaster before we sell the house. Bummer! After lunch we all got in the Taurus and headed to Woodlawn Mall. Nancy had to return some purchases. When we got home I bundled up and took a two mile walk. It was cold and blustery. We are under a winter weather advisory. In ten minutes I am taking Nancy to the salon to get her hair cut. Before coming home we will stop at Great Lakes Shipping for dinner. We got a paper copy of the GRP today. I will read the paper, watch news and a Netflix show before heading upstairs.

Tuesday April 1, 2014

Tuesday April 1, 2014 April Fool’s Day and remember Sid Finch. I fell for it hook, line and sinker. It rained last night but no rain during daylight hours today. Got up at 0630 and did the at home routine. My shoulder is still acting up so no swim today. I had coffee and Hall Street Bakery. Both Nancy and I have been distracted lately so the WSJ is not high on my list. I did read about corruption in the highest levels of the communist party in China. I found it very interesting. I also bought a package of day old scones at 50% off. At 0930 I picked up Nancy and dropped her off at the Gift Shop. I then got dressed for a bike ride. The temperature outside was 43 but with high winds. I just started my ride when I realized that I was not dressed properly. I turned around. I put on a pair of long underwear. I pedaled 15 miles in 90’. Not the best time but I thought ok because of the wind. Light lunch and then at 1330 I picked up Nancy at the hospital and headed to Jerry Dykema’s office. Jerry has been doing our taxes since 1980. On our way home we made a stop at Gaslight Village so Nancy could make a purchase. I took a short nap. Tonight we are going to St George’s Hall for hamburgs. St George’s has a special hamburg night on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We got there at 1730 and the place was jammed. St George’s has the best $5 burgers in GR. The Namey’s, Moleski’s and Tim Mast joined us. We got home in time for NCIS. We also watched NCIS/LA.