Thursday, May 26, 2016 -
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Between these computer issues and me being my normal lazy self, these last couple of weeks have flown by!
Hopefully, though, I have gotten the computer issues straightened out (for now, anyway) and I can catch up on my blog. I can't remember each and every one of my boring days, but I can give you highlights ---
When I last left off, I was getting up early for the second day in a row, and YES, I succeeded in doing so. I did the errand that needed done in the truck, even though I was just basically a driver. I did do a little lifting and carrying, but not much. I do know my limits. I am glad to help out where I am able to...
Memorial Day weekend - what a weekend this was! Ron and I went out to lunch with Bert and Teresa on Saturday. Yeah, us "four girls," but Ron just doesn't how to sit and enjoy lunches like we do. We went to Golden Corral and he was ready to leave after we'd only been there for an hour! Silly man! We had to teach him a thing or two....
Then, on Sunday, after church, instead of going out to eat, we and other friends all went to Harry and Donna's house for a get-together. They had BBQ, brats and metts and we all brought side dishes and desserts, so we had a little cookout inside - it was too hot to have it outside! We spent the afternoon and early evening playing dominoes, which was a lot of fun with a dozen people playing, let me tell you! After heating things back up for our supper, we finished the game, then everyone went home and that was that.
Ron did have to work on Monday, the holiday, so we didn't have anything planned with the family. Josh texted later in the day, saying they decided to grill out, did we want to come? But since we had set our minds on not doing anything, we just stayed home. Ron didn't want to go carousing around - he was tired, even though he had gotten home much earlier than usual.
And the holiday was over, and the regular week began.
When I weighed in at TOPS on Tuesday, I lost almost half a pound, too! .4 to be exact, and I was glad to see that after the decadent weekend!
I spent the week working up at church getting ready for the Rummage Sale - I didn't push myself, but I was up there every day, and I emptied tons of bags of clothes and put them where they needed to be. Walk...walk...walk...walk...walk...walk. Thank God for my Australian Dream cream and Aleve! Thursday night was spent making and baking for the bake sale table, because I had to have stuff done "in the morning" and couldn't put it off any longer. Man, did my house smell good!!
Friday is the day of the Rummage Sale. I have other plans, then shopping the Sale, then working the Sale. Friday will be a long day.
Friday morning - a sisters and cousins lunch day!! Ruth, Jean, Veronica, and I were to meet here in Bethel, at Frisch's for our lunch, mainly for two reasons. One, Ruth wanted the breakfast bar and two, they all wanted to go to the Rummage Sale afterward. Well, it ended up being sisters and cousins and more lunch! Chelle decided to come with Jean (actually the other way around because Chelle drove Jean's truck - haha) and Veronica brought her daughter and granddaughter! We were a great party of seven instead of three! We had a grand time eating - everyone had breakfast but me, I chose lunch (Buddie Boy and chili) - then it was time to hit the Rummage Sale. We kept going back and forth to each other, showing off our finds. It was great fun!
As each left, we made promises to do this again, as we always do. I stayed there to work for a while, but they had plenty of help, so I ended up going home around 2:00 with the promise to come back around 5:00, so the ladies who had been there all day could go home (the Rummage Sale wasn't closing until 7:00) and that is what I did.
We had Corgan again this weekend, too. It happened a little bit different this time, though, because he went to work with his dad that day and his dad dropped him off. Josh texted me when they were leaving his work, and I let him know that I was home and not up at church, so he brought him here. When it was time for me to go back up to church, I left Corgan here. He knows the rules, and both he and I knew that Grandpa would be getting home soon, too.
At 6:30, those two came up on the motorcycle and looked around the Rummage Sale and found a couple of things (I knew they would), even though both had turned their noses up at the idea. Once we got the Sale closed down and all monies gathered, the three of us went up to Gold Star for our supper. I called Bert and, since she was up in Bethel anyway, she came and joined us.
On Saturday, I went to a little get-together for the 40th reunion for the Class of '76. We didn't really call it a reunion, just a get-together lunch at Campbell's Barn. There were supposed to be 30-35 people there, and there ended up being only 14. How disappointing! But, it was their loss, the ones who were there had a fantastic time! Talking, telling stories, showing pictures, and everything - I had brought my yearbook and my memory book, which had the last edition of the school newspaper in it, with me, and I think everyone enjoyed looking through them. We were there for about three hours, then people started drifting out, on to other pursuits for the evening, as did I.
I took the items that were left from the bake sale up to church to sell when Mass was over. I had to be there before Mass started, so that I could ask that the announcement be made that I was out there with the baked goods. The last little bit of money made could make all the difference in the world, you know! Besides that, what else would we do with the goodies?
Anyway, I sold just about everything and at the end was giving people a very good deal for their money!! We did an excellent job at the bake sale table this time around!
I came home and the whole family is here. Ron has supper started, and there is card playing going on until supper is done, so I just join in. Then, finally, supper is done and we all enjoy the pork chops, buttered noodles, corn, and peas.
They left to go home because Chelle has to work in the morning, and poof the evening is over.
Back to 'normalcy.' Better be careful, saying that word...
Yep.
Tuesday, when I woke, I had vertigo again. Whoa! Wave after wave - I could barely move all day long without my head moving in a different direction from my body. It was AWFUL!!
When Ron got home, we discussed whether or not I should go to TOPS. We finally decided that he would drive me to go weigh in and I would not stay for the meeting, and that's what we did. I swayed my way through my shower and getting dressed, and he drove me uptown. When I weighed in, I wished I had just stayed home - I gained this week! Only .6 of a pound, but still a gain. Phooey! Then we came back home, and that was that.
Wednesday and Thursday were more of the same, with the vertigo seeming to be better - it was still there, just not huge waves. Now it was more predictable, if I moved too fast or took a step backward, things like that. Still very weird that it has hung on so long, but it has, so I am dealing with it.
Ron doesn't want me to drive, so on Thursday night, I call Bert and ask her to chauffeur me around on Friday if she isn't doing anything and she said she will, because she has errands, too.
Friday is spent running errands and having lunch with Bert and Teresa. We went to Bob Evans and I had the wonderful Chicken Salad Plate, whcich is a plate of fruit with a blop of chicken salad (real chicken salad) in the center of it - and then pecans sprinkled on top of it all. Serious YUM!! I wish they had this all year....I could eat real healthy all year with NO problem!
I felt so much better, just knowing that I got things accomplished. What a weight off my shoulders!
Today, Saturday, Ron and I finished the errands that I didn't get done yesterday. He drove me over to Felicity, and we had lunch at the FeedMill - and, yes, both of us were bad. We both had sandwiches and fries. Then we went to IGA, did a spot of shopping, but they didn't have our ice cream!! How dare they!! Now what? Ai yi yi!
He's been outside mowing and weedeating all day - crazy man.
We did put the AC in the bedroom window, too, and the house is nice and cool now.
Oh - the best news of all this week?? I got a letter from Social Security - my hearing is scheduled!
August 3rd at 2pm. I am so relieved.
Praise be. \o/
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