It is countdown time. I leave Saturday the 10th on my trip. First to Miami, then Lima, Peru and then on to various points in Chile and Argentina. Have had advice to bring back wine, woven goods, leather goods and to be sure and sample their beef. I will try but can only pack 44 pounds total (and I do need to wear clothes for almost three weeks).
I am getting really excited about the trip and some time away and a change of scene. I went to see Cowboy this past Saturday. He was doing fine. I explained to him about the trip. He said "I wish you wouldn't go". I responded "Why, are going to miss me?" He said "No, I am afraid you will get cold".
I plan to go see him tomorrow and then it will be three weeks until I see him again. The girls will be checking on him I am sure. Need to talk to them before I leave. I will be able to be contacted but would take a while to get back if something should go wrong. Longest I have been away. When we went to Africa back in 2001 we were gone for 21 days and I decided then, that was about my limit.
Am about finished with the house, for the short term anyway. Still want to buy a better range and microwave, replace the tile in the front hall and replace the fence in back. It will probably be a little while before I get started. Need to some time to develop some outside activities so will probably focus on that when I get back.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Saturday, January 3
A friend notified me today and wondered why I have not posted. Well I have no excuses except I would think about it when it was inconvenient and forget about it when it was convenient. or maybe I am becoming a "slug".
Christmas week was pretty busy around here. My daughter and I went to see Cowboy on Monday and took the pup. She was a big hit. Cowboy enjoyed her and even tried to take her for a walk. The other residents wanted to pet her and a couple of them wanted her in their lap. We had a good visit.
Just about every day some member of the family came by to open presents. We were the location they had to work in their busy schedules. Grandson #2 and his family had to go to New Jersey that week. Her grandmother had died. We finally had Christmas for their kids on New Years day.
On Christmas day grandson #4 went with me and we drove to the home and had Christmas dinner with Cowboy.
On Sunday Cowboy's younger daughter and her four children (which includes triplets) drove down to see Cowboy with me. He couldn't remember their names and he kept confusing the older girl with her mother. We took Cowboy to Applebee's and had lunch. It was a nice time. We got him ribs and he ate every bite.
What did I do this past week? Went to the doctor for my follow up on Monday. My upper GI tract needs help. I have gastritis and something whose name I can't remember that means part of the lining from my tummy is creeping up into my esophagus. Now he says, no spicy food, no chocolate, no cola, no alcohol, don't eat for three hours before bedtime, etc. I told him he had just taken a lot of fun out of my life.
I spent quite a bit of time emptying the files of 2014 and starting to organize things for doing taxes. I spent hours looking for my paperwork for filing for homestead and I cannot find it. It is no small thing as it includes a registered copy of my power of attorney and a letter from the VA verifying Cowboy's status with them. It has got to be here somewhere!!
Grandson #4 was here yesterday and we changed the filters on the HVAC, packed up and put away all the holiday decorations and put together a lamp. Whew!
See, I have been busy.
Christmas week was pretty busy around here. My daughter and I went to see Cowboy on Monday and took the pup. She was a big hit. Cowboy enjoyed her and even tried to take her for a walk. The other residents wanted to pet her and a couple of them wanted her in their lap. We had a good visit.
Just about every day some member of the family came by to open presents. We were the location they had to work in their busy schedules. Grandson #2 and his family had to go to New Jersey that week. Her grandmother had died. We finally had Christmas for their kids on New Years day.
On Christmas day grandson #4 went with me and we drove to the home and had Christmas dinner with Cowboy.
On Sunday Cowboy's younger daughter and her four children (which includes triplets) drove down to see Cowboy with me. He couldn't remember their names and he kept confusing the older girl with her mother. We took Cowboy to Applebee's and had lunch. It was a nice time. We got him ribs and he ate every bite.
What did I do this past week? Went to the doctor for my follow up on Monday. My upper GI tract needs help. I have gastritis and something whose name I can't remember that means part of the lining from my tummy is creeping up into my esophagus. Now he says, no spicy food, no chocolate, no cola, no alcohol, don't eat for three hours before bedtime, etc. I told him he had just taken a lot of fun out of my life.
I spent quite a bit of time emptying the files of 2014 and starting to organize things for doing taxes. I spent hours looking for my paperwork for filing for homestead and I cannot find it. It is no small thing as it includes a registered copy of my power of attorney and a letter from the VA verifying Cowboy's status with them. It has got to be here somewhere!!
Grandson #4 was here yesterday and we changed the filters on the HVAC, packed up and put away all the holiday decorations and put together a lamp. Whew!
See, I have been busy.
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