Wednesday April 30, 2014

We had some light rain this morning. I attended Breakfast Club. We had a good turnout. All the snowbirds are back. The speaker today was the GR City attorney. She talked about all the confusion regarding GR, MI and the USA marijuana laws. It is really confusing for law enforcement officials. She gave a great talk. When I got home the dry wall man was working away in the bathroom. We also asked him to fixed a spot in the master bedroom. He is now done except for sanding the new surface. He will do that on Friday. Nancy had a 0945 appointment with the knee doctor today. She is having a series for three shots. The shots are a week apart. We hope the shots reduce the pain. The painter also finished touching up the front door. He gave us an estimate for painting the bathroom. We said ok and he will start next week. We have some books in the basement that might have some value. A neighbor runs a used book store in Eastown and I showed him the books. He said they had no value. At 1300 I drove to Dr Yurko's office. Today she is removing a spot on my leg that the bioscopy showed had some cancer cells. It took less than 30 minutes. It took about 5 stitches to sew it up. I was told to take it easy until the stitches come out. No swimming, long walks for bike rides. Bummer! We will have a light dinner. TV and Netflix are on the docket for tonight.

Tuesday April 29, 2014

The rain continues. I had to drive to MVP because of the rain. On my way I stopped at Starbucks in Breton Village for coffee and the WSJ. The pool was crowded today with 2 folks in every lane. The drywall man did not come today because he wanted me to check for a possible source of moisture. I did get on a ladder, checked for moisture or a leak and could not find any. I think that maybe during a heavy rain with high east winds some water entered through a vent. It was an anomaly. The painter came today and painted our front door. It looks nice. Nancy has been working very hard cleaning out the basement. I brought up bags of trash for disposal. I also spent some time tossing old clothes I had stored in the basement. I can now move around the basement. We are having an Estate Sale Company stopping by next Wednesday to give us an appraisal. I moved all my family files up and stored them in the garage. I also stored pictures I want hung in the condo. I will be parking the C2 outside for the next month. Nancy fixed pork chops with stuffing for dinner. I also had corn on the cob. We watched NCIS before heading upstairs.

Monday April 28, 2014

Up at 0630 and the wind was really blowing. The weather folks said there was a 90% chance of rain. Based on this I drove to MVP this morning. Nancy's knee was bothering her so she did not go. I swam my 1100 meters today. President Obama's foreign policy has really been savaged by the WSJ. I really think that his options are limited. Should we care what the rest of the world thinks? Nancy spent the morning cleaning out the basement. This afternoon I called a painter and our attorney regarding our new purchase. The painter stopped by this afternoon and he will start painting the our main door tomorrow. The dry wall contractor started working on repairs to the bathroom ceiling this afternoon. I am using my side of the garage for a temporary storage area. The Cobalt will remain outside. I will move stuff from the basement that I want to move to the condo. I also brought up all the material Nancy tossed this morning. I will put it out at the curb tomorrow. I think it will takes us about a week the get the house ready for a showing. We will have a light dinner tonight. We will watch the news and Netflix. We are both tired so it will be an early night.

Sunday April 27, 2014

Weekend Update and what a weekend it was! Friday April 25, 2014: It was raining Friday morning so for the first time this week I drove to MVP via the Hall Street Bakery. I know the difference between Hall Street Bakery and Kava House. Church ladies go to Hall Street and tattoo ladies go to Kava House. I swam my 1,100 meters and then hurried home. Our realtor stopped by at 1330 and we signed the papers on our official offer on the condo at 6174 Tahoe Drive. The realtor emailed the offer to the sellers. Nancy fixed spaghetti for dinner. We stayed at home and watched Netflix. Saturday April 26, 2014: I slept in until almost 0830. It was to late for Bill's so I pedaled to Kava House and had coffee and scones while I read the WSJ. When I got home I loaded the bike up and headed to Millennium Park. I rode 18 miles. The grass was looking a little long so I got out the lawn mover and cut the grass. Ms P came out and is our custom I started throwing the ball to her. On one throw she misjudged the ball and it hit her on the head. It stunned her and I had to hold her to keep her from falling over. She finally recovered. I just got finished with the lawn when the realtor called and said our offer had been accepted. He stopped by and we signed some papers. Nancy and Bob can take possession on June 22. Big Game Changer!!! We ordered pizza for dinner. Watched some Netflix before heading to bed. Debbie face timed us and we told her about the big move. She gave us some good advise about moving. Ms P was stiff from all the running this afternoon so I had to carry her upstairs. We did give her some joint medicine. Sunday April 27: Alarm off at 0700 and Nancy and Bob head to MVP for our Sunday swim. The pool was not crowded. Gas at Meijer's today was $3.75 per gallon. Nancy fixed her world famous scrambled eggs for breakfast along with waffles. I took the Sunday afternoon nap. Ms P's harness is getting worn so I headed to the pet store and got her a new harness. I also took a two mile walk. Nancy and I have been making a list of things we must do to get ready for showing our house. We have to paint the front door, fix the bathroom ceiling and start throwing away all the junk we have accumulated over 41 years. Basically we have to titivate. Titivate is a word my old boss, Commander Tinklepaugh, on Midway Island always told me we must do. Nancy is fixing ham sandwiches and corn on the cob for dinner tonight. We will watch 60' and some Netflix before retiring.

Thursday April 24, 2014

Big day for Nancy and Bob: Normal morning, bike to Breton Village for coffee. Continue bike to MVP for swim. Nancy and I met Realtor at condo in Centennial Park. We liked the place. On our way home we talked it over. We continued talking at dinner. We ate at Great Lakes Shipping. We just ordered our Realtor to make an offer. Now we wait.

Wednesday April 23, 2014

Wednesday April 23, 2014 Wednesday is my easy day. I slept in until 0730 today. I pedaled to Bill’s for an oatmeal breakfast. After breakfast I took my new route home from Bill’s. I take Fulton to East Beltline, south on EBL to Reeds Lake Blvd and then counterclockwise around Reeds Lake. The total trip is 11.5 miles. Unlike Nancy I have not yet started cleaning closets but I did clean my office. Nancy works at the Garden’s this afternoon. When we drove into the Gardens all we could see were school buses. I bet the place is busy this afternoon. I told Nancy, she will be so busy that the time will really fly. I called several folks you had sent me birthday emails. It is always nice when people remember. Debbie got me a fitbit for my birthday. All the operating instructions are online. What ever happened to manuals. No frost last night but the temperature got down to the mid 30s. I had to layer up for my ride. Right now it is 1518 and the temperature has reached 55 with bright sun. We now have 13h46’ of daylight. We will have 15h at the summer soltise. Picked up Nancy at 1630 and she said they were busy. When we got home I took a 2 mile walk. I am surprised at the number of nice homes for sale in EGR. They do not stay on the market for more than 2 weeks. What do the young folks do for a living that they can afford a $600,000+ home? Light dinner tonight and then some TV before heading upstairs. I got my 30’ in today I hope the folks in SJLALB also spent 30’ outdoors.

Tuesday April 22, 2014

Tuesday April 22, 2014:: Yes folks today I am 76. Did you know that life expectancy in 1938 was 59.7 years. A new car cost $860 and gas was $0.10 a gallon. Of course the average income was $1,731 per year, $0.85 per hour. Folks born in 1938 are part of the “Silent Generaton”. Today was like most days. I did the at-home thing and then pedaled to MVP for my swim. After temps in the 70s yesterday it was only in the 40s this morning. I had to put on layers for my bike ride. On my way home I stopped at Starbucks in Breton Village for my free birthday coffee. I was half way through the WSJ when I got a call from a plasterer saying he was in our neighborhood and could stop by and give me an estimate for work needed in the upstairs bathroom. I dropped everything and pedaled home. I arrived seconds before the estimator. Nancy continues to clean closets. She is tossing a lot of stuff. April 22, 1938 in Ossineke, Michigan: My Great Grandfather Sanborn wrote that it was Friday and the weather was cold and windy. In the AM he hauled leaves and in the PM he cleaned the chicken coop, 3 loads. His last entry was that Robert Hughes Scott was born. I had a quick lunch and then took a short nap. I did walk Ms P around the block. Tonight we are meeting the Horlings, Karen and Hal, at Reds in Rockford for dinner. After dinner we will stop at Horlings for dessert.