I did some researching on transportation to/from Denver. Robert, I
think has decided to go the bio-therapy route for the next 6 months.
Part of that time it will be getting dark early and I can't drive at
night because of my poor blurry left eye. He will be celebrating his
88th birthday on Sunday.
Finally the refrigerator at 204 has been fixed. Columbine only goes to
the mountain areas once a week, hence..they came and determined the
problem and went a way to order parts. The parts didn't arrive so they
didn't make it next week. It has taken 3 weeks to get it fixed. I am
looking for another appliance repair company.
Tuesday, October 22
I had another trip to the lab today and the doctor e-mailed the results
later. I guess the infection, if there were one is receding. In any
case the SED rate is declining; still high, but going down.
Later that day Connie came and we went out to lunch. She brought shrimp
creole for Robert's lunch, but I had already prepared something and it
looked like we could share the creole. It really look good! We again
went to Louisville for lunch and went to the Waterloo. I was not
favorably impressed.
After lunch Connie and Robert tackled the leaf problem in the yard.
Connie rode the mower with her donated attachment for catching leaves
and/or grass clippings. They used the leaves to mulch the grass that is
still struggling to grow where the septic was installed.
Wednesday, October 23
We walked after breakfast; it was brisk outside. A taste of winter to
come.
At noon we joined the NCAR crew at Cafe Alverez; Buck, Dennis, Vince,
Robert and I. We had a good conversation, mostly about trips we had
taken. Vince was just back from a Cruise from NYC to Montreal. I ate
way to much, but only half of my lunch. I'll pay for this tomorrow.
Thursday, October 24
We walked after breakfast; it's good to get out and stretch the muscles
and loosen the joints.
I met Susan for lunch at the Olive Garden at Sheridan and 88th Ave. If
there were not so much construction I would have gotten there in less
than 15 minutes. As it was, the traffic moved right along, but at 55
instead of 65. I left Robert instructions on warming up the shrimp creole.
I ordered soup and salad and I had no idea the soup was un-limited; I
gave some to Susan and took some home, too. The same with the salad.
It was huge; we both had some and I took more than half of it home.
Robert and I had soup and salad for supper!
Susan and I talked non-stop for 2 hours, maybe more; I think I left there
at 2:45 and we had arrived at 12:30! It was lovely. We both dumped
and that was good. I think we both felt better. It's such a "woman" thing,
this sort of dumping, isn't it?
Friday, October 25
Robert and I walked after breakfast and after we had dropped off the
Prius to have its oil changed. It was a lovely walk.The trees vary in
color from green to yellow to bright red to no leaves at all. It's been
interesting to watch summer disappear as fall slid into place. The
temperature was warm.
Later, when we picked up the Prius he told us that the water pump would
probably go in the next 6 months or so and he showed us how you could
tell and then showed us the collection of water pumps he had that he'd
taken out of Prius'. He felt it was a definite defect in the design.
Interesting.
Saturday, October 26
It's been a lazy day. We got up at 7 and I put up the flag and brought
in the paper and just was moving so slowly we didn't have breakfast
until a little after 8 AM. I fixed sausage for Robert and we both had
coffee cake and juice and I had my 1/2 and 1/2 coffee.
We took a walk after lunch and it had warmed up and I was move alive. I
think think Gabapenten I take makes my slow moving; maybe half a sleep
for a while right after I have taken it. I have to be careful of when I
take it if I'm going to be driving.
