Jan 16 - 31, 2024 Baby it's Still Cold!

This cold temperature is getting tiresome!

Jan 16-Tuesday-Today was just another routine cold day! 2° at 9;00 AM. Therefore -we didn’t do much. We did eat at La Macarena.

Jan 17-Wednesday-Our big accomplishment today was to change the sheets on our bed. I fixed Pot Roast with potatoes and carrots for supper. 

Jan 18-Thursday-Today after we got around we went to Stillwater. Steve had an appointment with the primary care provider. Then we went to Walmart for our groceries and other supplies. We went to supper with Linda at La Macarena.

Jan19-Friday- Again it was cold so we stayed inside. At 2:00 PM it was only 21° but it felt like 8° with the wind chill. We ate leftovers for supper. 

Jan 20-Saturday-The highlight of today was football. We watched the Baltimore Ravens beat the Texans and then Green Bay vs. San Francisco. I made Cajun Chicken/Potato skins for supper. They were good!

Jan 21-Sunday-Steve slept poorly and I encouraged him to return to bed. Later we watched the Lions beta Tampa Bay and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Bills. I like both the Bills and the Chiefs, so it was hard for me to decide who to root for. It was freezing rain and ice this evening. We are tired of winter already. Our supper was pizza. 

Jan 22-Monday-We woke up to ICE! I cancelled my mammogram and rescheduled it for next Monday. We did get out to the Post office later. The darn OK Dept. of Public Safety cancelled Steve’s Drivers license. I had to reply to  them by email. You can not call them! I was so upset. No we have to wait or the-do that paperwork. 

Jan 23-Tuesday-Steve cleaned the bathroom and I unloaded the dishwasher and took out the trash. I also worked on the blog. Our town (Perry) had a lot of water lines break (from the past week’s cold weather) and the water tower went almost empty. So everyone who lives here was supposed to conserve water. We complied with the request. But we never did lose water here. 

Jan 24-Wednesday-Another routine day. We did listen to the Glacier Book Club over Zoom in the evening. I also made Ham & Beans with Cornbread for supper. Yum!

Jan 25-Thursday-Steve was busy cleaning some windows and high dusty places. I worked on the computer and did a few errands. Our dog Poopsie doesn’t feel good. We may be taking her to the vet. 

Jan 26-Friday-We checked the mail at the post office and Steve’s Driver’s License is re-instate. I think the paperwork crossed in the mail. We also went to Homeland and the dollar store. Steve had an appointment at the VA at 3:00 PM and we arrived at 2:57. I guess we will leave earlier next time. When we finished  we drove to Yukon and met up with Kristi and John for supper at Texas Roadhouse. Austyn and Sky joined us. 

Jan 27-Saturday-I was up with Poopsie until 2:30 AM. When we got up at 8:30, I called the vet and they said to bring her in. They have a walk in clinic on Saturday morning. They gave her some medicine and recommended crate rest for awhile (2-4 weeks). She is having some back issues or arthritis trouble. Anyway the meds helped her. And we are keeping her confined. 

Jan 28-Sunday-Today we went to Walmart early and completed that chore. Later we watched the Chiefs beat the Ravens and the 49ers beat the Lions. Now the sup bowl teams are picked.  Chiefs vs 49ers.

Jan 29-Monday-Today we did laundry. After lunch we drove to Ponca City and I had my mammogram done. We stopped at the casino in Perry but we were not lucky. It didn’t take long for us to lose our $20. 

This was the sky o our way home from Ponca City. Lovely.

Jan 30-Tuesday-We did a little more laundry. I worked on the computer. It was a pretty blah day. We had supper at La Macarena with Linda. 

Jan 31-Wednesday-We did all the routine morning things. Then I helped Steve put up the new house number over our garage door. We worked on the coin collection. We collect pennies and some quarters. It is a work in progress. Just something to do with our extra change. 

Oct 12 - 25, 2020 The Things We Do

Monday - Oct 12

Today we did all the usual stuff including a walk. I finalized a blog post. Later we went to Enid to Harbor Freight to buy a transmission jack which will be used to lift the generator back into position when the work on it is completed.  I also got some flowers (Mums) for the front of the house. We stopped by and talked to my sister, Pam a little while and also went in to the Walmart Market. We got home and fixed supper and watched Monday Night Football.

Flowers!

 

Tuesday - Oct 13

While I was attending my WW Zoom meeting - the guy from Cummins (Onan) called. He had a new plan for the exhaust part we need. Basically the part had come in that was ordered- but it wasn’t exactly right. The salesman wanted Steve to look at it and see if it would work or we need to order a different one and wait for it to arrive. Steve had to make some modifications to it to make it work-and he chose that route. We went on to El Reno to pickup Logan and Austyn. Then we met Kristi at Cheddars in Yukon for supper. Logan was on fall break (he missed a day of school) and he was coming home with us to help Steve fix the generator. We also exchanged vehicles again. 

 

Logan and the dogs!

Wednesday - Oct 14

After the routine morning stuff, the guys worked on the generator and also made a trip to the hardware store for bolts, etc. Then we ate lunch at home. We went to Ponca City after lunch because I had a Mammogram scheduled. We completed that  and I don’t have to have another 6 month checkup! Yea! Next on the list was Lowe’s for  some bolts and Walmart for more groceries. I swear some of these stores are getting rich off of us- mainly Walmart and Lowe’s and a few others. 

Thursday - Oct 15

The guys worked on the generator and I worked on the blog. After lunch it was more or the same. We did go to La Macarena for fajitas! Yum!

Friday - Oct 16

I found out this morning that one of my cousins, Steve Martin, who lives in Woodward, passed away. I made arrangements with my sisters to send flowers. This is sad when we lose the people we grew up with. Today we  did the routine things and worked on the generator most of the day. 

Saturday - Oct 17

Another day of working on the generator, from 9-3. Then we rested. Logan wanted to drive- so we went out to the country and let him drive the pickup. He is ready to get his permit - but  the offices are booked and he hasn’t been able to get it yet. 

Sunday - Oct 18

Today we took it easy and watched football most of the day. We finished off with a trip to Stillwater to eat at Texas Roadhouse. 

Monday - Oct 19

After doing the morning routine, we watched TV a bit and waited for Logan to wake up. He wanted to go drive again - so we went north of town. Some lady stopped on the dirt road and wanted to know what we were doing. We told her we were just walking our dogs, but she sure was suspicious of us and asked Steve a lot of questions, which irritated him. Finally she moved along and we got back in the pickup to let Logan drive. We saw two deer when we started back to town. I think maybe the lady thought we were looking for a place to hunt- but we weren’t. We love deer too much to hunt them! We just like to take their pictures! Awhile after lunch we drove to OKC and met Kristi at Target - so Logan could return home and attend school. 

 

I'm sure this is helping us become smarter!

Tuesday - Oct 20

It was a regular Tuesday, with WW Zoom meeting, a walk and then bill paying. We also paid the insurance on our vehicles. After lunch we worked on trimming some of the branches on the trees in the front yard. And neither one of us were thinking very good and Steve had an asthma attack from those trees! He finally got to feeling better. The trees in front are Sycamores and he really has a problem with them. He has to wear his special mask to be able to work around them. We enjoyed supper at La Macarena with Linda & Hazel. 

Wednesday - Oct 21

Today’s big adventure was going to Walmart for groceries and supplies. I also got my flu and pneumonia shots. We got a birthday card and a Walmart card for Steve’s sister, Terry and sent it. After we unloaded our groceries and had lunch we hauled off the trees branches to the dump. I made Chicken Black Bean Enchilada casserole for supper.

Thursday - Oct 22

Today was my 6 month checkup with my doctor in Ponca City. I went fasting so I could get labs drawn. He thought  I was doing great and I didn’t argue with him. We picked up some items I needed at Walgreens and then went home.  This evening we watched a program about bears. This was provided over Zoom by the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation.  It showed a grizzly bear at Echo Lake! Boy were we surprised - we have never seen any bears there during our summers. We will have to be mindful! We really enjoyed the bear presentation and you can watch it on their website if you are interested.

Wild turkeys in our neighborhood

Wild turkeys roosting on a house in our neighborhood!

Friday - Oct 23

After our walk and other morning routines I stopped at the YMCA and picked up some free masks. We did a few other errands around town and then went home. We ate lunch at home and then drove to OKC to the VA for an appointment Steve had. Steve got his flu shot while we were there also! When we got home we were pooped so we rested. 

Steve's pickup rolled over 100,000 miles today!

Saturday & Sunday - Oct 24 & 25

We worked on picking up leaves and sticks in the front yard and mowed some of the leaves to get rid of them. We also covered our outside water faucets because a freeze is predicted. We finished in time to watch OU and OSU win their football games. We did some online window shopping for kitchen cabinets. Man is that tiresome. Supper was sheet pan Hawaiian Chicken.

Sunday we went to Walmart because I had to pick up my meds and I got a shingles shot. Then we watched more football. I made chili for supper.