Tuesday October 7, 2014

Tuesday October 7, 2014 Up at 0645, pitch black. DST can not end soon enough. Coffee and WSJ at Panera, then pedaled to MVP. I was only person in either the lap pool or thermal pool. Great morning to ride bike, the fall colors are great. Falling leaves and rain make riding surface slippery. I think I will get larger bike tires. Quick lunch and then I head to Costco. Bought eye drops, sandwich rolls and wine. As I was leaving Costco a heavy thunder shower rolled through. I was soaked just running from door to car. Kim comes tomorrow so I spent some time cleaning up. Also brought up fall/winter clothes from storage. Nancy is getting better but still in pain. Had tomato sauce with whole wheat pasta, salad for dinner. Debbie facetimed Nancy. Also talked to Veronica Scott. Watched NCIS and NCIS NO. Also read GRP before turning in.

Monday October 6, 2014

Monday October 6, 2014 Up at our normal 0645 and did the calisthenics. Once again we had rain this morning. I was going to ride my bike but not in rain. I finally decided to drive to MVP for a swim. I got in the pool at 1000 and had the pool to myself. I swam 30 minutes. At noon we had a break in the weather so I took Ms P on her 1.25 mile walk. After a quick lunch I drove to Dr Kutsche’s office to get my flu shot. I did take a 30 minute nap at 1515. I woke up to thunder. A heavy thunder storm moved through the neighborhood. We had heavy rain for about 30 minutes. At 1600 I drove Nancy to Dr Sprik’s office. He removed a drain tube from her jaw. The tube was inserted during the operation. Nancy said it really hurt when he removed the tube. The sky had cleared so as soon as we got home I took a two mile walk. We had a light dinner. Tonight we will watch Big Bang and then a netflix show. Lately we have been bombarded with some really nasty political ads. A pox on all politicians.

Sunday October 5, 2014

Sunday October 5, 2014 Nancy’s first night home since the surgery and she said she slept ok. I went swimming today. I swam 900 meters in 30 minutes. Pretty slow. I have been on a diet and today I stepped on MVP’s scale and weighed 159. This is the lowest I have been in years. On my way home I stopped at Meijer’s and filled the cobalt up. Gas was $3.11 today. Gas prices in some areas of MI are below $3. At home I got a list of things I had to purchase at Meijer’s. I took the Taurus so I could fill it up. Both cars now have a full tank. Meijer’s is very convenient to our condo. It is about 1 mile away. Nancy fixed her world famous poached eggs for breakfast. We read parts of the GRP and then took a Sunday nap. Yes Nancy also took a nap. After the nap I took Ms P on her 1.25 mile walk. I dropped her off and then took a two mile walk. We have had several days of rain and the soil around the condo holds water. It is like walking on a sponge. Today the temperature was in the 40s in the AM and now, 1715, it has reached 52, a typical fall day. The color is almost near peak. I have not seen a robin in about four weeks. My hands got cold on today’s walk. Ebola and Hong Kong seem to be the big news on the world scene. On the sporting scene last night I watched UM get beat and today the Lions got beat. I hope the Tigers can win one. Luckily MSU came through. Albion and Amherst both won their games. Because of the surgery Nancy is having trouble opening her mouth. Tonight she is having yogurt and ice cream. I am having sloppy joes. We will watch 60 minutes and then Madam Secretary before heading to bed. I did get my 30 minutes outside today. Did you?

Saturday October 4, 2014

Saturday October 4, 2014 Happy 9th birthday Lucas A Scott. I slept in until 0700. Bought several bagels at Panera and headed to ST Mary’s. Doctor Sprik had seen Nancy at 0800 and said she could go home. Nancy looked good this morning. We left at 1000. As soon as I drop Nancy off I head to Meijer’s to get her prescriptions filled. My sister, Helen, stopped by to see Nancy. Helen had just spent several days in NYC. She spent the night in Richland, Mi. It was nice of Helen to stop. We spent a quiet afternoon at home. It rained most of the day. Late in the afternoon I went on a 3 mile walk. It drizzled during the walk. Lucas called me while I was on my walk. It was a nice to talk to the birthday boy. The two deer Nancy saw last week were back. They were grazing in our back yard. Nancy had chicken noodle soup for dinner. I had a bowl of Wendy’s chili. Nancy also had a small bowl of ice cream. It is now 2023 and I am switching between the UM and MSU game.

Friday October 3, 2014

Friday October 3, 2014 Busy day today for Nancy and Bob. The alarm goes off at 0500. We have to be at St Mary’s hospital by 0600. We arrive on time. As soon as we arrive the staff starts getting Nancy prepped. The surgery is scheduled for 0730 and Nancy is wheeled into the operating room at exactly 0730. I head to the waiting room. Dr Sprik said the operation would take 3 hours. At 1030 Dr Sprik arrived in the waiting room and told me the operation went well. Nancy had a saliva gland on her right side removed. Nancy was pretty groggy when I visited her in the recovery room. Nancy has to overnight in the hospital. St Mary’s rooms are all single. Nancy’s room was nice. Nancy wanted to sleep so I left at 1300. Stopped at Wendy’s for chili. I had time to take Ms P on a 1.25 mile walk. I arrived back at the hospital at 1700. It is hard to Nancy to talk so we watched TV. For dinner I stopped at Subway. Watched several netflix shows before turning in.

Thursday October 2, 2014

Thursday October 2, 2014 We got up at 0645. I keep thinking that as soon as DST ends we will get up earlier. I just looked it up and DST ends Nov 2. Today sunrise is at 0741 but at the end of October sunrise will be 0815. I don’t like riding my bike in the dark. Today was a swim day for Bob and Nancy. Nancy headed to MVP at 0700 and was in the pool at 0730. I did the at home calisthenics, 75%, and then drove to Panera for coffee. Rain was predicted and I don’t like to ride the bike on wet pavement. I had time to read the WSJ from cover to cover. Ebola and the Middle East dominated the news. Did you know that Navy Civil Engineers and Seabees are building Ebola treatment centers in Liberia. The USA only sends the best. I was in the pool at 1100. Today I swam 15 laps, 750m. This is 75% of normal. As soon as I got home we got in the Taurus and headed to Costco. We are now buying our milk and eggs at Costco. I did buy a jar of pickled herring. Gas at Costco was $3.11. After lunch I took a quick nap. Ms P and I took a 1.25 mile walk. I also took a 2 mile walk. I still have not reached my 10,000 steps. For dinner tonight we headed to Shepard’s Bar and Grill. We both had a salad burger. Not much on TV tonight so we will watch a show on netflix. I will not watch Thursday night football. Pro football should only be played on Sunday. Speaking of football I watched the injury to the UM QB last Saturday. I thought the QB had his bell rung. I think the new UM President should fire both the coach and AD. We are heading to bed early. Tomorrow Nancy is having her surgery and we have to be at St Mary’s at 0600.

Wednesday October 1, 2014

Wednesday October 1, 2014 Breakfast Club Wednesday so I am up at 0600 and downtown by 0700. Today’s speaker was BC member. Dr Dean is a retired Navy doctor. I always thought he was a windbag but today he talked on the Ebola disease. It was really a good talk. After BC I had several errands to run. We had the hinges on a drawer under the stove fall off. My first stop was Rylee’s Hardware and they could not help me. Next I stopped at Starbuck for coffee and to put some more money on my iphone’s Starbuck app. Do you think in my lifetime I will be able to do all my shopping using just my phone? I stopped at Lowe’s to see if they had the hinge. No luck! During cold weather I like to wear Under Amour’s cold weather compression long sleeve tee. I have one and they really keep me warm. I bought another at MC. Home Depot did not have the hinge. My last stop was the Cascade Twp office to pick up some yard waste tags. When I got home Nancy told me that she saw two deer in our backyard. This is our first deer sighting. I took Ms P on her 1.25 mile walk. Today Nancy works at the Gardens. I drove her. On my way home I stopped at Modern Hardware looking for a hinge. I was directed to an old guy in a cluttered back room. I showed him the broken hinge. He spent about twenty minutes looking through catalogs and finally found the hinge I want. They are now on order. Lunch today was yogurt, an apple and cheese. After lunch I took a short nap. At 1600 I drove to the Gardens. Nancy’s shift ended at 1630. The Gardens is an Art Prize Venue. Nancy and I took a tour of the entries. We got home about 1730. I took a two mile walk. On my walk my fitbit went off telling me I had reached my goal of 10,000 steps. The morning was cloudy and cool. The sun came out this afternoon making for a great fall day. We had a light dinner. We will watch some TV and a netflix show before turning in.