Boy, our life has been in a rut lately with all the tasks to be finished before we head down to North Carolina for the wedding and then our trip out west. Things will get better.
Yesterday while we were down in Silver Spring doing one of our tasks, I got a phone call from my back doctors office. They said the Open MRI that I had a week or so ago didn't come out clear and I had to take a closed MRI before I came in for my appointment the next day. Talk about rush. They set me up with another imaging organization and I went in at 7:30am for the MRI. Needless to say, it wasn't a pleasant experience but I made it through fine.
The Dr. said my back and disks looked much better than he thought it would and that in time with exercise it would get better. Of course with all the running around yesterday and that morning it didn't feel better. I am confident it will improve and I should be back to normal soon. Whatever normal is!
Did I say it is raining cats and dogs out here. Part of the tropical storm is moving up the East Coast and dumping a tremendous amount of rain. They had 4.5 inches at 9am in Frederick, MD and it has been raining all day. What a mess.
Of course this was the day Gerry took Cassie to Baltimore Washington International airport for her flight to Oklahoma City, OK to help Larry Jr & Jane pack out of their house. She is going to drive one truck and Larry Jr. the other and hope to leave this Saturday. I don't envy them with all the work ahead of them and then a 1350 miles drive towing cars on trailors.
It is still raining as I write this and looks like it will be another all night rain. Nice sleeping weather.
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I have been getting more and more spam from bloggers since I let anyone respond to the blog. One way to stop the spam is to cut off anonymous comments. It is very easy and painless to get a Gmail email account and use it to post on blogs. You don't have to actually use the account, but it gives you a portal into my blog.
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Happy Birthday Gerry
This was the day that Gerry caught me in age.
Happy Birthday Gerry
It wasn't a great day to celebrate her birthday since she had a Doctor's appointment down in Silver Spring, MD which is a 2 hour drive. The appointment went well and she is cleared to travel as soon as we can get ready.
I had an appointment with the hearing aid specialist and she adjusted the volume on the hearing aids and also added another setting. I am not sure I like the new settings since sounds are much louder.
We had 4 other tasks to do while we were in the area and didn't get on our way back until after 4pm. We tried the Beltway to see if it was quicker than the back roads and immediately got into a traffic jam. A private school bus from Pennsylvania was on the way home when the driver had a seizure or something and died. The bus went down a 45 ft embankment, turned over once and landed on it's wheels. A number of the students were injured but none seriously. It tied up traffic for over 4 hours. We were lucky and made it through in 30 minutes or so.
We made dinner plans with Cassie, Jack & Lexa to have dinner at the Olive Garden in Frederick, MD. We timed it great and pulled into the parking lot at the same time and had a great meal.
They were acting up in the restaurant and we captured this silly photo. I think the people around us were wondering if we were crazy.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Anniversary
Good friends of ours are celebrating their wedding anniversary today and we wish them the best. If they can wait until November we can raise a drink to them. Or, we can just have a drink here to them. I think that is a good idea. Here's to you guys.
Happy Anniversary Dee & Ron.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Refrigerator Repair
My son-in-law Jack finished repairing the refrigerator in the motor home this weekend. He had almost completed the job on Saturday but needed about an hour more to finalize the repair. The frig is working fine now and making ice and cooling properly. What a relief. It has been holding us up from loading the motor home for our fall trip and now we don't have any excuses.
Jack also fixed a couple other problems on the motor home and it is shipshape and ready to go. I really appreciate all the work he has done on the MH and we will take him out to dinner asap.
Our neighbor Bob came over and helped lift the frig back into the slot where it belongs. I held it steady while they lifted it the 1 ft required to be in place. They most likely have sore backs now from the heavy lifting and will join me in the sore back club. I hope not. It is nice to have neighbors that you can count on to help when you need it.
Bob has been cutting firewood the last couple weekends and has about 10 cords split and stacked under cover. He said the acorns were larger and more numerous than usual so he expect a cold winter. The firewood is used along with a propane furnace but the firewood greatly reduces his propane expense. Since he has a number of trees on his property and I have some dead ones also he is taking advantage of the firewood.
My beloved Redskins really stunk up the place in St. Louis today. It looked like they were finishing up a terrible season and trying to get home early. If they don't play better soon, some of them will be going home early. St. Louis wanted this game badly and it showed by how well they played.
Jack also fixed a couple other problems on the motor home and it is shipshape and ready to go. I really appreciate all the work he has done on the MH and we will take him out to dinner asap.
Our neighbor Bob came over and helped lift the frig back into the slot where it belongs. I held it steady while they lifted it the 1 ft required to be in place. They most likely have sore backs now from the heavy lifting and will join me in the sore back club. I hope not. It is nice to have neighbors that you can count on to help when you need it.
Bob has been cutting firewood the last couple weekends and has about 10 cords split and stacked under cover. He said the acorns were larger and more numerous than usual so he expect a cold winter. The firewood is used along with a propane furnace but the firewood greatly reduces his propane expense. Since he has a number of trees on his property and I have some dead ones also he is taking advantage of the firewood.
My beloved Redskins really stunk up the place in St. Louis today. It looked like they were finishing up a terrible season and trying to get home early. If they don't play better soon, some of them will be going home early. St. Louis wanted this game badly and it showed by how well they played.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
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