Friday June 9th 2023

Good morning!

Good news from Dianah's cardiologist.  

I volunteered to pick up a telemetry box a patient went home with yesterday.   She lives in my zip code so can't be far from me.  She was a crazy lady and wouldn't get dressed and wanted to wear a gown home so the nurse and tech didn't know she still had on the monitor.

Otherwise nothing much happening today.

Have done two loads of laundry; fed the deer and birds/squirrels/chipmunks; went to the grocery store to get more dried pineapple (didn't have any last night and was quite put out! It's as delicious to me as chocolate!) Took a shower and shampooed my hair, trimmed my bangs. Had to wear baggy pants because the only two pair of jeans I can wear (16's and getting loose) are in the wash. Wonder if I will fit into a size 14 at some point this Summer. Any size or weight less than that. I will start looking gaunt.

We won the baseball game last night, during the last two innings; had to go into the tenth inning because we were tied 10-10, with the NY Mets. Then our hero Ozzie Albies hit a 3 run homer, and we won 13-10. Another game tonight, but with a different team.

Hot dogs (take out) for supper, and hubby is bringing them in the house now!

Hope all y'all had a good day at work or retirement, are in good moods, able to sleep, and your days are 'smooth with a capital SMOO!' ?

We are getting a little rain today, which is needed, if anything, to wash the pollen out of the air and settle the dust. I took the dog for a car ride while I ran some errands. He thoroughly enjoyed the drive-up window at McD's, where I grabbed a breakfast sandwich and coffee and then sat at the park while he nosed around. We saw a woman walk by with a gorgeous Weimaraner who seemed quite friendly, but Angus wanted nothing to do with him. Then we drove on to drop off old garage chemicals at the toxic drop off place, then Value Village with old clothes. I tried to go to Trader Joes, but the parking lot looked like people driving bumper cars, so I gave up. I stopped to see sis, and she looked pretty good, not so dizzy. Then I picked up dh's order at JCPenney, and a grocery stop for dinner. And now he's out cold. I am hypnotized with looking at the news about yesterday's indictment. 

Youngest ds was finally able to get a permanent position as a school bus driver. He's been a temp all Spring, but next year he'll be full-time with benefits. Hoorah! It's not something I ever thought he would do, but he seems to like it. 

Take care everyone. 

My mom used to say 'swell foop', too! We also called Patty Duke "Datty Puke'! ?

Seems good to get things done in one swell foop!

Happy travels, dianah!

J22, congrats to your son on full-time employment with benefits!

Tweety, hope all went well with picking up the Tele monitor. That was nice of you. 

Joe, you'll have to tell us all about the James Joyce bar. 

Hubs is still having diarrhea and feeling (understandably) weak and run-down. A second visit to the NP left him with a clear liquid diet, some more bentyl, and a steroid cream for a thrombosed hemorrhoid. Leaving me to deal with Gma. This morning, she said, "Just the two of us again. Forever". Everything is "forever" or "forever amen" right now. And she's counting "2, 4, 6, she has 9 forever". 

We are having showers off and on this morning which is quite peaceful and pleasant. I really want Hubs to get better -- for both selfish and unselfish reasons. I feel small and mean that I resent having to take care of Gma, but there you go. 

The indictment is an interesting development. I wonder if he'll ever actually go to prison. I'm sure his followers will still defend him even then. Speaking of which, sister-in-law had her surgery yesterday. Biopsy results will take about 2 weeks but the surgeon is optimistic that she won't need follow-up treatment. She's an ardent Trump supporter and my brother is ...um... not.