Friday January 16, 2015

Friday January 16, 2015 Finally I think I have conquered the cold. Feeling much better today. I did the calisthenics at 100%. Kim came this morning to clean. After Nancy’s instructions to Kim we got in the car and headed to Woodland Mall. Today we are starting walking the mall. Yes folks Bob and Nancy are walking like all the other old folks. After our mall walk I grabbed my ipad and headed to Panera. The WSJ is covering the terror attacks in Europe pretty heavily. Do you understand what the Swiss Central Bank did to panic the stock markets? A lot of news coverage lately about a family that lets their young kids walk to school or around the block unattended. I say the woman who reported this as abusive should be sent to jail. Who needs these busy bodies. As a boy my sister and I walked unattended to school. We made this walk four times a day. The school was about 0.8 miles from home. Are we raising risk adverse kids? Helicopter parents should let go. I finished the day with a walk around the block. My fitbit went off on my walk. I got my 30 in today did you?

Thursday January 15, 2015

Thursday January 15, 2015: Happy Birthday Debbie. I remember your birth clearly. It was a Friday and after I took your Mom to Sequoia Hospital I had to go to an all night store to get a check cashed so I could pay for the birth, $100. You were the first and it was a new and frightening experience for me. I did not have any experience with babies. How do I hold you and a lot of other questions entered my mind. Your Mother was a great teacher. I must say that fathers of my generation had it much easier than the current generation. Today the below zero weather ended. In fact the temp got to 30 today. Our colds are getting better. It is a very slow process. I did my normal morning routine, calisthenics and then coffee at Panera. I cannot ride my bike because of the snow so I have been walking a lot. Cascade Township is very good about plowing their sidewalks. After Panera I walked to Macatawa Bank to get some money so we can pay Kim our cleaner tomorrow. I also stopped by a tailor so see about the cost of putting suspender buttons on trousers. It cost $16 a pair. I am going to ask Nancy to show me how I can do the job. I have lost so much weight I need suspenders to hold up the britches. When I got home I got in the Cobalt and headed to Woodlawn Mall. This is the first time I have driven the Cobalt this year. I was looking for some pants that had a pocket big enough to hold my iPhone 6+. I did not find any. After lunch I took a short nap and then took a walk around the block. I have been wearing my fitbit every day. I am trying to get 10,000 steps per day. I do not have any problems reaching this goal. For a change we had TV dinners tonight. Not bad. We will watch netlfix this evening before turning in. Think Spring!!!

Wednesday January 14, 2015

Wednesday January 14, 2015 My easy Wednesday, no breakfast club, I slept in until 0730. I am feeling much better. It got to -13 last night. The coldest night of the season. I did do some calisthenics but only at 50%. Nancy wanted me to pick up some medicine at Costco. The order was not filled so I walked over to Starbucks and read the WSJ. Gas today was $1.77 at Costco. The average joe is getting a break with low gas prices but the stock market tanks. Go figure. I only got 1 of two prescriptions filled because Costco wanted to talk to Nancy’s doctor. I headed home. Tomorrow is garbage and recycle day. I recently bought an electric heater for my downstairs office. I think the corrugated cardboard packaging weighted more than the heater. It took me 45 minutes to break down the cardboard boxes. Costco finally called that the second prescription was ready. I hurried over picked it up. Today I bought some Win Schuler soft cheese at Costco. It has low sugar and met my diet requirements. Speaking of diet, my weight is now below 150. This is the lowest it has been since 1977. I finished the afternoon with a 30 minute walk around the block. We had a light dinner and will watch some TV and netflix before turning in.

Tuesday January 13, 2015

Tuesday January 13, 2015 Record cold this morning. The car temperature gauge said -7. Nancy had some errands to run early today. Our colds are getting better. Took a day off from exercise to help the healing process. WSJ was dominated by the terror attack in Paris. I think every US news agency had folks in Paris. It was good to see Ohio State win the national championship. Take that SEC. I had a 6” sub for dinner. Turned the blanket up high because we are expecting record low temperatures again tonight. Ms P has real problems with the extreme cold. Her feet get cold and several times we had to pick her up and carry her inside. Tried booties but that did not work. I did not get my 30 in today but my fitbit did go off.

Monday January 12, 2015

January 12, 2014 It is catch up time. My last blog was December 22, 2014 from LA. The following is a brief summary of our activities since December 22. Tuesday December 23, Jet lag so I am up early for coffee at Starbucks in Brentwood. After coffee I take Missy to the UCLA Health Center. Missy is having an operation on her sinuses. We get to the center about 1000. The operation takes about 2 hours. The Doctor told me the operation was a success. Missy is on pain medicine so she cannot drive until next Monday. After some time in the recovery room I drive Missy home. Missy must take it easy no bending or exercise and she must sleep with her head elevated. Tuesday December 24, Christmas Eve. Nancy and I took AJ to Century City mall. AJ and I saw a movie, The Penguins, and Nancy did some shopping. Wednesday, Christmas Day: I was surprised but AJ slept in. When she woke up we opened presents. She did quite well. We did talk to Debbie and Steve’s family. They spent Christmas with Debbie in San Jose. Thursday through Sunday we hung out with Missy and AJ. Missy is beginning to feel better. I don’t think Missy enjoys sleeping on the couch with her head elevated. Just a note that during our two weeks in CA I did not exercise. I did wear my fitbit and made sure I got my 10,000 steps in each day. Monday December 29, today is the day that Missy has the packing removed from her sinuses. The first thing she said was I can breath. Everything is looking up. In the afternoon AJ, Nancy and I head to Bubba Gump’s in Long Beach. We met Debbie, Lucas and Alessandra for lunch. After lunch we visited the Long Beach Aquarium. A good time was had by all. We stopped by Steve’s to drop off Debbie and the kids and stayed for dinner. This was the first meeting of the Scott cousins. After dinner AJ, Nancy and I headed to the Hampton Inn in Carson. We choose this location because of its easy access to freeways. On a good day we can get to either Steve’s or Missy’s in about 40 minutes. We will stay at the Hampton until we depart next Monday. Tuesday Debbie came over and she had the chance to spend some time with AJ. We had lunch at Chili’s and dinner at Panera. Debbie spent the night. Wednesday morning Debbie left early. It was very cold in LA and there was the possibility of ice on the grapevine. She made it home without any problems. We took AJ in the afternoon to a place that had many inflatable jumpers. The place was jammed with kids. Missy came down and spent New Years Eve with us. We had dinner at the Olive Garden. New Years Day, Missy and AJ left in the morning and Nancy and I visited a mall in Costa Mesa. We both have come down with bad colds. Friday, we drove to LB to pick up Alessandra and Lucas. We had breakfast at Polly’s and then went to a movie. We saw Anne. The afternoon was spent playing games and Alessandra and I visited a park. We babysat while Steve and Veronica went to a movie. We ordered a Papa John’s pizza. Saturday was an easy day. Sunday we visited Steve’s in the PM and had an early dinner at a local deli. Lucas had a 1900 BB game. We watched his team win. Lucas played with a lot of confidence. Monday: we are taking the red eye back to GR. Our flight leaves at 2330. We stopped at Missy’s and had lunch at the 3rd Street Mall in Santa Monica. We left for LAX about 1500. Monday/Tuesday the flight went off without a hitch. I did not get much sleep on the plane. We arrived in GR about 1000. Our first action as soon as we unpacked was to go to Meijer’s to get supplies. Tuesday through Sunday: We both crashed and spent time recovering from our colds. No MVP this week. Monday January 12: I did my at home calisthenics and even rowed 2K. After, I visited Panera for coffee and to read WSJ. Nancy met some ex Blodgett gift shop women for lunch at the Omelette Shop. I took a nap and ended the day with a walk around the block. Petunia came home last Thursday. It has been so cold that we have not been able to walk outside. Recored lows are expected tonight.

Monday December 22, 2014

Travel day: Up at 0600 make final check of house. Taxi arrives at 0715. Flight to Denver went smooth. At Denver got call from alarm company that ground floor motion detector went off. Police were called but no entry. Continued on to LA. Picked up rental and headed to Missy's Condo. Great to see Missy and AJ. Temperature was 70 and sunny. Dinner at Pizza Kitchen. Jet lag forced us to bed at 2100.

Sunday December 21, 2014

Swim morning, Nancy and I shared a lane. No Meijer's groceries today, gas was $2.40. World famous poached eggs for breakfast. Took nap, then went to Mall bought walking shoes. At Home Depot bought wood dowels to use as stops for glass sliders. Finished packing. For dinner finished beans and rice. Watched TV and read GRP before turning in. Good news winter solstice today, days getting longer.