Yesterday I did some yard work and that did me in for the day. I don't know why it did either. It was lovely outside, not hot and humid, that's why I did yard work. Anyway I had a splitting headache and sore neck so I took a long nap.

I've been working on one of my novels for the last couple of days.

The other day Kent did his laundry and washed and dried a ballpoint pen. The pen exploded in the dryer and left the drum in a mess. We've been trying different methods to remove the ink. The one that seems to work was rubbing the drum with nailpolish remover...worked like a charm. Then you wipe the drum with warm, soapy, water and run the dryer for 30 minutes with nothing in it.

The clothes on the other hand one of which were a pair of tan work pants look like they've been tie dyed. Home remedy didn't work. I told Kent to pick up some OxyClean and we'd see how that worked. His clothes are soaking as I write this. They need to soak 1-6 hours. Then you wash them.

The above two pieces of this journey I did today. Kent worked on the dryer for two days without a lot of success.

Right now Kent and Heather are both at work. Brian is here with me. Heather plans on taking him to Leigh Ann's at 8:00 p.m. He will be going back to Pittsburg over the weekend. School starts for him next week, so he'll be with his dad.

The past two days have been pretty hectic.

Monday, August 23, 2010 I had an appointment to get my yearly mammogram. I'm always sore, muscle-wise, afterwards for a couple of days. The test itself is not painful at all...with the right technichian. I was up early so I took a nap...there goes the day.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - Up early, again. Cardiology appointment with Dr. Pattison. He was so proud of my progress. My EKG was perfect, blood pressure was normal. He reduced one of my meds, I only take 3 now instead of 4 a week. (He's trying to get me off some of my meds.) If I continue doing this good we might be able to stop the coumanim (woo hoo!). We sent me down for blood test to check my liver function and a couple of other things. I don't need to see him again until March of 2011.

The rest of the day went like this: When blouse shopping for Heather; went to the library; picked up Brian for a stay; dropped of med refills (renewals) at CVS and Krogers; went to lunch at Blocks Bagels; picked up Kent from work; went to Walmarts so Kent could do some shopping; back to Krogers and CVS to pick up our meds; and stopped again at the library.

Today, right at this moment, Kent is at work, Heather is at work, and Brian is sleeping. My day has begun!

Yesterday was an interesting day. I heard from an old friend from 30 years ago. It was just a note saying hello and please get in touch with them. An email address was included. I did send an email, but have not heard anything back. I wonder what prompted them to want to get in touch with me?

Outside of that, Kent went to Springfield to spend some time with friends for the weekend. We're picking him up tonight. Heather went to Dayton with her friend to a "garden party" thing. She got home around 11:30 last night.

Heather worked today from 5:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. now she is sleeping in the recliner with her laptop in her lap. I'm to get her up for lunch in a few.

Me? Just chilling at the computer. LOL

Today was my yearly pap test. They drew blood, as well, to check my cholesterol. The rest of the day I worked on my poetry.

Kent worked from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and Heather worked from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Brian was still with us until 7:00 p.m. then we took him to his other grandparents.

Heather, Kent, and I went to Blendon Woods for a moonlight tram ride. It was truly nice and cool. You could hear frogs and crickets in the woods and see fireflies all around. The smell of fresh grass and wildflowers filled the air. They took us to a marsh area and we could see Canadian geese, as well as wood ducks, before what little light that was left departed for the day. A friend of Heather's met us there and went on the tram ride with us.

Kent, Heather, and Heather's friend are out in the kitchen playing Monopoly.

I'm ready for bed. but it will be a while before I get to go to bed.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010, Heather picked Brian up and they went to the storage shed to collect things Brian needed to take back to Pittsburg with him when he goes back for school. Fortunately it didn't take long for him to locate what he needed.

Kent wanted to go to WalMart so we went there and did some shopping. We stopped at Taco Bell for lunch.

Heather had plans in the early evening, so it was Brian, Kent, and I for dinner. I made stuffed cabbage with fresh vegetables on the side. While that was cooking I collected the trash and swept the kitchen/utility room floors so the trash could go out to the curb.

Kent had to go to work at 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. and as he was leaving he couldn't find his employee badge. Heather took him to work so he wouldn't be late while Brian and I tore the house apart looking for his badge. By the time Heather got back home I had found the badge in the drier. Heather took that and Kent's cellphone back to Speedway so he would have them.

Oh, well what can I say?

Brian spent the night with us. Heather is at work right now (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) not sure if Kent goes to work later. He is sleeping at the moment.

That's it for now.

Well, pooh! Time has slipped past me again.

Monday, August 16, 2010 - Brian was with us so we decided to go to the cheap movies to see Shrek Forever After in 3D. Cost .75 per person....wrong! We got there and it was $2.00 per person (still cheap, but more that we could afford). We saw Marmaduke for .75 each and it was just as good. While dinner was cooking Heather and I went to Value City to window shop (actually we went to see what types of recliners were available and could fit my needs). The recliner I have now is so old that it is hard to close and since I'm shrinking I have a devil of a time sitting in it and getting out of it. I found a recliner that was the right fit and semi-automatic when it came to the reclining part (motor operated). We were also checking out the price ranges. Right now we can't do anything...no room...no money to spare.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - Brian went home to his other grandma. Heather worked from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and Kent had the day off. We had made plans to meet Chip and Margaret (brother and sister-in-law for those who didn't know) for dinner at a nearby restaurant. We "hogged" the table for two hours but we had good food and a great visit.

Today - Brian is back with us for the day and we are planning to go to WalMart. Kent needs to get something there. That's where things are for the moment.

Kind of a quiet day. Heather worked from 5 a.m. until 10 a.m. Kent worked from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Heather picked Brian up and he's over here with us.

He played paintball yesterday with some of his uncles and he had a good time. He, also, garnered a few bruises out of it.

It seems so much like a Monday instead of Sunday. At dinner time I tried to take my Monday meds when I realized it was Sunday. Now the Sunday box in my pill rack still had my evening meds in it. What clued me into the fact that something was amiss was there were "colored" pills in my hand and it should have been all white pills. I take the blue, green, pink, and some white ones in the morning. Duh. Made the correct pills happen and all is well. LOL.