Busy week

 It was a very busy week.  

Tuesday ...I had lunch with my sister and our cousins.  It has been a while since we got together.   It was good catching up over lunch instead of at a funeral.

Wednesday...I did some "stuff" and then went to the Dentist...no cavities or work needed. We picked up our grocery order at Walmart and went out for cheeseburgers. 

Thursday...I accompanied Far Guy to his weekly Infusion.  Back at home I worked on some Tax forms...gave up WTF...and made a trip back into town to our accountant...he will fix it all.  (Long story short  I did not take my required minimum distributions...I asked for them to be paid but Thrivent dropped the ball so now it is the accountant's mess. ) Then I dropped off a very old flimsy from 1995 at my Cousin Wilma's home.  She has a quilting machine and it will be perfect and done.  It was a very old hand stitched Grandmother's Garden Pattern that I thought I would eventually hand quilt...but the RA in my hands says no. 

In between times I have been working on Christmas Cards.

My four cards a day is working out..in fact I am a bit ahead.  I could take a day or two off! 

Far Guy is tired and very short of breath...we read the radiologist's report today and he not only has a Saddle Pulmonary Embolism but many small emboli in all the lobes of his lungs.  It may take a long time for him to feel better. 

What's cooking?  Chili out of the freezer for me.  Far Guy had a Subway Sub...Philly Cheesesteak something with lots of "stuff" on it. 

Minnesota Weather:  Sunny and chilly.  High 36F or 2C  Low 20F or -7C.

Far Side

Smile!

 

My friend Susie sent me this photo.  It is our youngest daughter Jennifer and Susie's son Chadd.  Looks like their trikes are parked right behind them.  (We lived across the road from each other in Regal Estates in Moorhead MN)

Photo taken about 1977 or 1978.  Jen would have been 2 or 3 and Chadd 5 or 6. 

Nice to get a blast from the past! 

Minnesota Weather:  High 41F or  5C  Low 30F or -1C

What's cooking?  Not a thing we went out for a Veteran's Day lupper.  Cheeseburgers.

Far Side

Veteran's Day

 They are out there.

This is a photo of the 119th Fighter Interceptor Group called the "Happy Hooligans"  from Fargo North Dakota who flew CAP over the Pentagon on September 11...they were scrambled out of Langley Air Base in VA.  The planes are F-16's. 

Far Guy was part of the 119th for many years. 

Thank you to Veterans and to their families who support them daily.

Far Side

It's a Wrap

 One less thing on my project list...all the wood carved Christmas ornaments have been wrapped...I am a tad fussy with them and wrap them in wax paper first then in tissue paper.  I gathered all the Christmas boxes and small bags that I had on hand. 

I still need mailers and a few boxes.  

We had a quiet day on Monday.  We sat outside in the sunshine for a bit.  Then we watched Grey's Anatomy and I watched Far Guy sleep.  He is very tired. 

What's Cooking?  Baked Chicken and green beans with bacon and vinegar. 

Minnesota Weather: Sunny  High 58F or 14C Low 31F or -1C

The deer ate all  but two of the apples we put in the bird bath.

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Let there be light

 The light in the kitchen stopped working...after 27  some years it just gave up.   It wasn't the brightest anyway. 

I ordered a light from Walmart and it was delivered.  Far Guy installed it one day when I ran some errands.  I asked him if he shut off the circuit???   He didn't he just shut the switch off.   Why did I ask? 

One day at noon we were working in the garage...he was hungry and went into the house all by himself to make lunch.  He put English Muffins in the toaster...one got stuck and began to burn.   He unplugged something (the coffee maker) and began to pry the burning muffin out of the toaster with a knife.  When he went to dump the crumbs into the garbage he realized that he had unplugged the coffee maker instead of the toaster.  

His Guardian Angel was working overtime.  Throughout his life she has been really busy...saving him from certain death many times. 

I am positive that she has been keeping him safe until of course his numbered days are up.  After all God is in charge. 

Let there be light!

I am making Far Guy rest...some days he thinks he is 17 again.  Every day we put behind us toward recovery from the Saddle Pulmonary Embolism the better.  

Thank you for all the prayers they are appreciated! 

Far Side