Friday July 31, 2015

The last day of July already. It has been a great summer, plenty of sunshine and warm weather. A great bike riding summer. Today was no exception. Nancy headed out early to MVP. When she got home I headed to Panera. Had coffee and read the WSJ. After coffee I got on the bike and headed to Meijer's. I turned in some winning lottery tickets. I won $205, took my money and finished my ride. After a shower and quick lunch we got in the Taurus and headed to the Ottawa County Fair in Holland. We walked the animal barns and then bought tickets to the rides. AJ slid down the slide, twice. She wanted to ride the Tilt-A-Whirl but needed an adult. I rode with her and found out that old guys should not get jerked around. I was dizzy and nauseous. However, being a good guy I went on a second ride with same results. My days of midway rides has ended. Nancy fixed chicken noodle soup for dinner. It was great. Nancy and I watched the last episode of Death in Paradise. She is now putting AJ to bed and I am going to watch a western. I hope everyone is getting their 30 minutes in each day.

Thursday July 30,2015

Thursday is Nancy's swim day so she is out of the house at 0715. After the calisthenics I ate breakfast and started the WSJ. Nancy got home at 0900 and I got on my bike and took a 12 mile ride. We have a lot construction on the local roads so I have had to modify my routes. Today was another warm summer day. We have not had any rain in the past week. Nancy and AJ were shopping when I got home. I showered and then walked over the Panera for coffee. WSJ had many interesting articles. It took me over 90 minutes to read. Had a quick lunch and then headed downtown to meet with my neuro ophtalmologist. He checked out my eyes and asked about how my medication is working. I told him everything seemed to be working ok. He lectured me on warning signs for changes in my myasthenia gravis. I asked about our upcoming travels and he said traveling should not be a problem. He recommended I get a med-alert bracelet. The medicine I am taking does not play well with some antibiotics. I see him in six months. As soon as I got home I had AJ put on her swim suit. We headed to Millennium Park. We spent about 45 minutes fishing and then we headed to the beach and AJ went swimming for another 45 minutes. AJ was full of sand so Nancy gave her a bath. We also gave Ms P a bath. For dinner tonight we ate at the Red Olive. Tonight I looked out the window and saw two deer, one doe and a buck with two spikes. I did take a short walk tonight. We watched some TV before turning in.

Wednesday July 29, 2015

Easy Wednesday and I slept in today. Nancy left early for MVP. AJ got up at 0830. She had Fruit Loops and cinnamon toast for breakfast. Another very hot day is in the cards for today. As soon as Nancy got home I took my bike ride. Today I did the 15 mile route but backwards. It is easier backwards. Showered and had a quick lunch. This afternoon Nancy worked at the Gardens. AJ and I went to the movies. We saw "Inside Out". We went to the movie because the weather folks said it would rain this afternoon. I think a lot of folks heard the same weather report because the movie was crowded. I was disappointed when we left because the sun was out and no rain. Nancy got home at 1645. I finished the afternoon walking to Meijer's to pick up a prescription. We had a light dinner. We all watched netflix this evening. Missy did make her daily facetime call to AJ.

Tuesday July 28, 2015

Today is swim day. Nancy left at 0700 and I stayed home and did the calisthenics. AJ slept in until 0900 just as Nancy arrived home. Today was another very hot humid day with a high temperature of 93. I wanted to get my bike ride in before it really got hot. I started at 0930 and rode 15 miles. After the ride I showered and then walked to Panera. I drank a lot of coffee and read the WSJ. It appears that Greece will stay in the EU. Our ally Turkey has enter the Syria fray but they are hostile to another ally the Kurds. It is too complicated for the American way of solving problems. I still maintain that we should not be involved in the Middle East. Although I consider myself a nominal Republican I can not agree with the far right fringe. We need a third party. Sen Cruz, Donald Trump and all the other anti-government types can have the GOP. Another article pointed out that US Corporations that move to another country for tax reasons are finding out that some of the rules of the new country make doing business more complicated than in the USA. Let me continue my rant about the GOP. The Fed GOP elected officials are bad but Michigan's Republicans are worse. They don't have the guts to raise the gas tax to repair roads. Everyone agrees we need more money for roads. I really like out Governor but he has more problems with his own party than with the Democrats. On a happier note Nancy's friend Kathi called and invited Nancy and AJ over for a swim. How can you refuse that invitation on a 93 degree day? I told Nancy that I would stay home and try and get the new printer working, figure out how to get netflix on our ipads and get data on trip insurance for our African trip. Guess what I was successful on all three issues. The printer was easy after I called Debbie. She said that all I had to do was use the panel on the printer. She was right. The printer wizard solved all my problems. I can print from our MAC machines and also our ipads. My netflix problem was caused by me putting the wrong email address in my password lockbox. I played around and finally got the right combination. I put the correct data in the password box. I called our travel agent about insurance. She gave me some good advice. Went online and got a quote that I thought was reasonable. All in all a good afternoon. Nancy grilled brats, hot dogs and corn for dinner. It was great. After dinner we drove to Walmart and got some cereal for AJ. AJ watched a show on netflix using Nancy's ipad and we watched a show on TNT.

Monday July 27, 2015

I set the alarm at 0645 for Nancy but she was already up. She headed to MVP and I stayed home for the calisthenics. Expected AJ to sleep until after 0900, however, she was up and dressed by 0830. For breakfast she had Fruit Loops and three pieces of cinnamon toast. Nancy got home at 0930. The temperature today is supposed to get to 90 so I wanted to get my bike ride in early. I did the standard 15 mile ride. HP gave us a new printer after they found a flaw in our existing printer. We got the new printer last Friday and as part of the deal I had to return the old printer within a week. I packaged the printer and delivered it to FedEx. This afternoon we all got in the Taurus and headed to the Zoo. Despite the 90 degree heat the place was jammed with families. They have made a lot of improvements since last year. The Zoo is a great community asset. We had a light dinner. Tonight we let AJ watch a netflix show. I tried to get netflix on my ipad but could not remember my password. We let her watch on our big TV. We watched a TNT show, Major Crimes, on our kitchen TV. It is now 2200 and I am to only one awake. Watching a show on TNT. The summer is going to fast.

Sunday July 26, 2015

It is now 1940 and I am sitting on our deck drinking wine and writing this blog. We had another hot humid summer day. The present temperature is 82. Sun will go down at 2109. I would describe today as an easy day. The alarm went off this morning at 0645. It is swim day but today I volunteered to stay home wit h AJ. Nancy headed out alone and I went back to bed. I really did not want to go swimming. At 0915 I got AJ up just as Nancy walked in the door. We all got in the Taurus and headed to Meijer's. Gas today was $2.41. Nancy loaded up on fresh fruit. For breakfast today Nancy fixed bacon and her world famous fried eggs. After reading some of the GRP I got in the cobalt and headed to Batteries Plus. Needed a new battery for our garage door opener. I spent some time setting up our new printer. I also packaged our old printer to send back to HP. The instructions told me to refer to an enclosed manual. The manual was left out of the package. I had to go online. I did find out that the printer will work with my Macbook Air but not with Nancy's Mac. I will have to upgraded her system. I got so frustrated looking for the missing manual that I decided I needed a break. I took an eighty minute walk. AJ was tired today so we did not push her to go fishing or for a bike ride. I did get out the rod and reel and practiced casting. I think the way I put the rod and reel together that it works for a lefty like me. I will have to stop by Gander Mountain and have them show me how to make it work for a righty. Nancy grilled chicken and corn for dinner tonight. It was great. After dinner AJ, Ms P and I took a walk to nearby ponds. We were looking for frogs and we saw some big ones. Ms P's knee seems to be healing. Tonight she walked on all four legs. Missy facetimed AJ tonight. Right now AJ is watching a show that Nancy had recorded last week. I don't want July to end.

Saturday July 25, 2015

Saturday July 25, 2015 It looked like another hot humid day at 0700. No rain in sight which is good. Had a quick breakfast at Panera. I took time to read the WSJ but did not find much of interest to comment on. I think Saturday is an easy day for reporters. When I got home I talked AJ into a bike riding lesson. We walked down to an empty parking lot and spent about 30 minutes getting the hang of riding. I was really sweating when we finished. It was beginning to look like rain so I chose to take a walk instead of a bike ride. I walked for 1h10'. I know the time because I used the stopwatch on my iphone. Showered and then had a quick lunch. At 1330 AJ and I got in the Taurus and headed to Celebration Cinema. We saw the Minnions. We both liked the show. I was surprised how much a ticket cost for AJ. $8.50 is a little pricey for a child's ticket. In 1948 a ticket for anyone under 12 was $0.12. When I turned 12 the price went up to $0.25. For dinner tonight we headed to Vitale's in Ada. We ordered a large ham and pineapple pizza. It was good. It is now 2150 and we are watching "Miss Fisher" on netflix. Tomorrow will be another hot humid day with high temp of 90. Isn't Summer great!