THE LIGHER SIDE CAFE WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 4

Hey all,

I woke up early today but had a pretty good night's sleep as I went to bed by 10:30.  Glad I did because DH was up at 6 AM and would never have woken me up to tell me he had a shard of glass (small but very jagged) stuck in the ball of his foot.  We aren't sure where he picked it up but he thinks in the basement, something must have been broken ages ago and this little shard was missed in cleanup.  Anyhow, good thing I was able to dig it out.  It was excruciating for him and could have caused an infection from the looks of it.  Never a dull moment!! 

I watched some election returns but shut it off.  I just can't handle the stress of it all.  I said a few prayers and went to bed.  It's all over but the shoutin' as they say so nothing more to be done on all our parts. Streaming news only makes it worse.  For me, TV - if any - will be Leave it to Beaver and Andy Griffith! lol 

Sorry about your phone, Ann.  It must be the time for faulty phones between  you and Sue and now my boss wrote me last night that his relatively new iPhone keeps shutting off and won't hold a charge.  I've ordered him a new one already.  Nice when you know you aren't paying for one.  He'll get it by tomorrow. 

I want to take a nice pocket watch to the watchmaker today to get a new crystal for the face.  DH dropped it about two weeks ago.  Then I have a therapy appt at noon today.  We also received troubling news that our beloved "new" primary care doc is leaving the practice.  We had one for years who we loved and just switched to this one a couple years ago and loved him, too.  C'est la vie, but it's tough when you are getting older and have meds and continual care you need.  

I meant to ask any of you if you take Statins for cholesterol and if so, do they cause any muscle pain?  DH is convinced that his issues with hips and walking are related to the Simvastatin. He really needs to take it or something like it, but thought I would ask my trio of experts.  :-) 

TTFN...have a good day all. 

Good Morning, WW Friends ~

Happy Hump Day!!  I slept great last night and woke quite early this morning.  I had some straightening and cleaning that I wanted to do before the carpet cleaner came this afternoon.  I guess that sounds kind of like cleaning before the cleaning lady comes, but things that I moved will enable him to do a better job. While I did that I also watched the morning news. If and when it starts to make me nervous, I will turn it off, but in the meantime I was enjoying it. DH and I were also following a couple of local elections that we were interested in.

Ann ~ I am so sorry that your phone will be MIA for so long, but hopefully that estimate is greater than the actual and it will be back in just a few days.  For years when I get a new phone, I keep the previous one and have it for back up.  It came in handy one year when DH destroyed his phone two months before he was eligible for a new one (at a reasonable price) and I told him if he didn't mind pink, I had my previous iPhone handy.  We went to the Verizon store that evening and they activated it for him.  He said all he wanted was to be able to make and receive phone calls, so he was all set. 

Judy ~ I have heard some of the same stuff about the age of phones, but always from someone who wants to sell me a new phone, so I tend to take it with a grain of salt. I remember when for years Verizon was a "new every two" company and we routinely replaced our phones every other Fall.  But now that we buy our phones, it is a little bit different.  Since mine is in perfect condition (except for the slightly degraded battery) I think I will keep it a while longer.  Your boss is very lucky, but then I would  do the same thing if it was a "work" situation (meaning someone else is paying for it).

Pam ~ Good for you for taking an "easy" day yesterday. Sometimes we just need to do that and be good to ourselves.  I totally agree with your about "damned if you do, damned if you don't".   But we'll muddle along as best as we can.  I am still holding out to see if I want to change carriers down the road which will necessitate buying two of their phones anyway. So "new phones" for us are on hold, as are so many things with this pandemic.  Someday .....

I sent an email to our HR Department at school yesterday about my email and payroll accounts. She wrote back that since my return to work date is Nov. 9th, they would be reactivated that day.  Then I tried them both this morning and they are both working.  Right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing??  Nonetheless I got what I wanted out of the deal.

So I have done all that I planned to do before the carpet cleaner comes.  He told me between 12 and 2, and he would call me beforehand.  I am glad I started a new book yesterday that really intrigues me.  I have had my yogurt 'n berries w/F1 for breakfast, then a HB egg for a morning snack.  Afterward I went for a long walk.  The  sun is shining and it is in the upper 50's. Don't know if I'll get another one this afternoon or not - but I got out for two yesterday!

BBL. Make a great day!

Hey all,

I am back from the watchmaker/jewelers.  He is fixing the pretty gold pocket watch and two very nice diamond/gold watches that belonged to my grandmother.  It's a little spendy to fix them, but worth it as they are nice heirlooms.  Ann, I thought of you as I drove down Pleasant Street to Tatnuck Jewelers which is also right near Bushel n Peck sandwich shop. I stopped in there afterwards and picked up some chili and some Polish golumpkis for DH.  Their sandwiches are always so great there, too. 

Our weather is about to turn nice again.  It's sunny and warmer today.  I might get out for another walk.

Back to work!  Have a good day all.  

oh ann, I forgot to mention that I received my new vacuum sealing machine the other day. Wow, what a difference in packaging stuff for the freezer. I had fun practicing on hot dogs, lamb chops, ground beef...lol

Hello friends!

I skipped my walk this morning and slept in, since we had to go into town by 9:30 anyway for DH's CVT doctor appointment and a grocery pickup. We also dropped off Abby's mask at DD's office and a house insurance payment at our insurance broker's office. Since the doctor didn't put the wound vac back on, we had to hurry home, get groceries put away and get ready for the HH nurse, who came to put the wound vac back on.

DH's main wound continues to improve, however slowly. The secondary problem, a small blister is now a small wound and seems to concern me more than either the doctor or HH nurse. He also now has a red, bruised-looking spot on the instep. The HH nurse thinks these secondary problems are being caused by the Darko shoe and DH walking too much. He is now to keep the Darko shoe off unless he is walking and he told her he will walk less than he has been. He sees the surgeon and the infectious disease doctor next week.

In between all this, we have been texting with Mike the yard guy, Jeff (our carpenter who FINALLY responded--lost his phone and got a new one) and another contractor, trying to get estimates for repairs and roof. The insurance company called to say our adjuster will be calling to set up an appointment, which will be tricky with HH visits M-W-F and doctors appt. on TH and us living 3 hours drive away.

It's lovely outside and not too hot (73) so I may check and see if Debbie is interested in a late afternoon walk. There are lots of household and garden chores that need doing, but I don't know if I have enough "oomph" left after all the morning activities.

Sue - I know you're glad to have the carpets done. I had to laugh at your work email "magically" being fixed.

Judy - Now you can add "surgeon" to your list of credentials, lol. It's good you could remove the sliver before it caused a big problem. Muscle and joint pain is a common side effect of statins, so he should probably discuss with his doctor/pharmacist.

Ann - It's sweet of Carl to share his cellphone with you. I usually play games on my iPad as the screen is bigger.

Feeling the need for a snack, so I'm off to check out what fruits we have.