3 for 1

We went out for dinner for our birthdays last night. On the way, I realized it was Sweetest Day too. We went to an expensive place. Thus, we celebrated three occasions for one price. Ha!!

Birthday present - not so great

We started it up yesterday. We had a couple of glitches but were able to work them out. Then it worked for about 45 minutes and the same glitch came up. We couldn't fix it this time. I emailed the place and got an answer today. They gave us several solutions all of which we tried but it still didn't fix the problem. They are going to email me back and tell me how to exchange it for a new one. I hope this works out because it was doing a really good job and would make my life so much easier.

Friday

Mom was good today. Yesterday for the first time they had her pants. Originally I only brought her three pairs of pants and a few tops. Last night, I gathered some more pants and tops for her because I thought they wanted her in them now. Wouldn't you know when I got there they were getting her dressed in a dress. That's what I get LOL.

Some of you saw the nice bulletin board I made for Mom for Halloween. After about a week or two, every time we went there one or more of the items was off the board. Mom said she saw them fall off. When I went last week all but one of them was off and the border. I didn't bother putting them back up. I'm wondering if because they were made out of foam if that's why they came off. I'm still not convinced that every time they came off on their own. I went and bought some Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations that are just made out of a thicker paper but not as thick as the foam. When I put these up, if they fall down then it seems to me someone is taking them down on purpose. At which point, I will start complaining.

Ron and I are going out to dinner to celebrate our birthdays. I can't remember the last time we went out alone to eat.

My birthday present I ordered came today

Sorry, it's a little blurry. I don't know what happened. I will be trying it this weekend.

It's been a long time

A lot has happened since I last posted. Mom's in long term care at a nursing home. I was worried when the decision was made but she is doing great there.

My son moved out of state with his girlfriend. He still hasn't been able to find a job but hopefully, the job situation will pick up.

Today is Ron's birthday and while he won't see this, I just wanted to acknowledge how great he's been with the whole mom situation living here, then going to the hospital all the time, rehab and then the decision to put her in long term. He was my rock. Although we had our ups and downs through it all, he always came through for me. I don't know that many husbands would have put up with all this especially when I went through my anxiety stage. He's really a good man.

While I thoroughly enjoyed the summer we had with it not being hot -- fall not so much. It's been so rainy and cold. It seems like winter already. I finally put on my winter coat the other day when we went to see mom because it wasn't raining. It's been kind of a toss up with the coat do I want to wear the raincoat that has a hood I can put up and be cold or wear the winter coat and be wet.

This year our garden was bountiful. The squirrels left our tomatoes alone. Also, we had tons of cucumbers. We ended up giving a lot away. I think it had something to do with the weather. Most all of the garden is gone but there's still a few tomato plants that have to be pulled out yet.

I'm hoping to have more time to blog.

P.S. If you haven't got a mammogram now is the time to do it!!

Dentist

Monday, since we are losing our dental insurance, I called the dentist to get an appointment for an exam and cleaning. With Mom being here, I haven't been to the dentist in over 1 1/2 years. I knew I would probably need some teeth fixed too. I was surprised, they got me in on Tuesday. Sure enough I need a crown and another tooth filled. I'll be able to get it done before we lose the insurance July 1st. The hygienist wants me to get my gums scraped. UGH!! I told her I'd think about it. I would really have to rev myself up to do something like that. I just couldn't handle it right now.

The dentist has a discount program but it's not really that great. We are going to look into purchasing some dental insurance because I always seem to need dental work done.

Sunday thoughts

It's been a while again since I posted. Sorry!

Ron ended up coming in 7th place in the tournament out of 68 people. The fish he caught was a little over 9 pounds. We were surprised it held up. So, he was the last one to win a little bit of money.

I'm pleasantly surprised with the spring we've had. It's been a long time since we've had such moderate temps in spring. It's been great. Ron planted all the flowers and the garden. This year he planted lettuce in containers. It seems like in the next week or so we'll be able to be eating it. Also, we're going to try green peppers again. For a while they wouldn't grow. Hopefully, they will now.

Looks like tomorrow GM will go into bankruptcy. We'll be losing our dental and vision coverage. It seems for now, we will still have healthcare. Thank goodness.

What can I say about the CAVS. I was disappointed but I wasn't exactly surprised.

Hope everyone is doing good.