Sunday, Nov 20 \u00a0This morning I spent much of my time cooking chocolate chip and walnut cookies that we had put together the dough for last night.\u00a0 It took a lot of time.\u00a0 Didn\u2019t have lunch — just a few cookies, and left at 1:00 p.m. to drive 7 mi. down the road to catch a ride with friends to the Grange for the Blue Grass session, for which the cookies were baked.\u00a0 Once there, we had several others who brought cookies, and one person brought brownies.\u00a0 They made pots of coffee.\u00a0 We had 12 musicians, and a relatively large audience.\u00a0 Some people joined the group and sang along.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t get home till after dark (about 5:20).\u00a0 The snow on the road was not too bad for me and my Subaru, but my friends were not pleased, even though they drove their 4WD truck.\u00a0 Came home to soup that John made with turkey, carrots, barley, lentils, tomatoes, and spices.\u00a0 We haven\u2019t eaten yet as I\u2019m writing this.\u00a0 Smells good though.\u00a0 He is shelling walnuts again.\u00a0 Ended up with the work before and after supper, with 1.5 pounds of walnuts.\u00a0 He figures he has about fifteen pounds of walnuts in the shell left.<\/p>\n
Monday, Nov 21 \u00a0<\/strong>Awoke with a neck\/high backache.\u00a0 Hummm.\u00a0 So, will just rest today and not go to exercise.\u00a0 I did cut John\u2019s hair\u2014a much needed chore.\u00a0 Now he is out checking on things prior to a trip to Costco. We just decided on the trip because of good weather and clear roads today but questionable weather tomorrow.\u00a0 We didn\u2019t get home till 4:00 p.m. and bought a lot of stuff.\u00a0 A lot.\u00a0 Should have gone for an INR but didn\u2019t.\u00a0 May not go to town tomorrow just for that either.\u00a0 My neck is still aching, so I\u2019m sitting in the recliner with heat on it.\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t turn my head to the right to help with looking for traffic for John today.\u00a0 This is unusual.\u00a0 I hope I just slept wrong last night, and that it is gone by morning.\u00a0 Then I ended up laying on the heating pad tonight and burned by back.\u00a0 John had to doctor me with a special salve. \u00a0Jeez.<\/p>\n John\u2019s been sitting across from me shelling walnuts.\u00a0 He got 1.25 pounds done tonight.\u00a0 He has a couple of recipes we are going to try with them, to cover them with a sugar glaze. \u00a0We did buy 8 fruitcakes today.\u00a0 The price went up from last year, but it’s still way less than any place else in the country.\u00a0 They are 4.28\/pound.\u00a0 Our grocery store here in town sells little pieces at 8.98\/pound… more than twice as much, and not nearly as good.\u00a0 Fancy fruitcakes from Claxton, GA (since 1910) cost $10\/ pound.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.claxtonfruitcake.com\/page.php?page=story<\/a><\/p>\n This small town is just southwest of where my mother\u2019s family came from; that was the country near Guyton.\u00a0 Anyway, here is a picture of the Costco fruitcake posted on the web \u2013 with a chunk missing on the right side:<\/p>\n http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/144\/317634168_dd14ca66fd_z.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n John just brought a piece with Blue Bunny’s ice cream (Bunny Tracks\u00ae)<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.bluebunny.com\/Products\/d\/Original_Ice_Cream_Bunny_Tracks<\/a><\/p>\n on the side (vanilla, with chunks of chocolate).\u00a0\u00a0 I just said to John, we really don’t need it with the fruitcake, and he said, well you can give it to me if you don’t want it.\u00a0 Ha — I kept it.\u00a0 It is tasty.\u00a0 But, I ate the ice cream and am finishing with the fruitcake by itself.\u00a0 I’m glad I’m not diabetic.\u00a0 That would really change our eating habits.\u00a0 Still, I\u2019ve gained weight since hitting a very low point more than a year ago \u2013 and need to hold it now.<\/p>\n Tuesday, Nov 22 \u2013 <\/strong>Glad we are not going over the pass to Seattle.\u00a0 It is closed westbound at Easton, and chains are required eastbound.\u00a0 John\u2019s done all the chores and I\u2019m sitting recovering from my neck pain.\u00a0 It\u2019s raining here.\u00a0 We think Rascal has decided John built the cat house for him.\u00a0 He is spending a lot of time there.\u00a0 John is cracking walnuts again.\u00a0 No trips needed to town today.\u00a0 Pass opened at 2:00 but still looks awful to me.\u00a0 Closed again one direction till after avalanche control is done after 3:00 some time.\u00a0 No thanks.\u00a0 No pass travel for me in the winter.\u00a0 If I had to fly anywhere, I would go out of Yakima, even at $100 more.\u00a0 It\u2019s too dangerous and unpredictable on this mountain pass.\u00a0 Others (higher elevations) are driven on by drivers who know what they are doing in snow.\u00a0 Not so with Snoqualmie.\u00a0 People drive like maniacs, and cause needless accidents hurting innocent people.\u00a0 It\u2019s getting dark, and John has to feed, exercise the dogs, and get the mail and paper.\u00a0 I\u2019m working on my \u201cjobs list\u201d and clearing off the stacks of bills, mail, that has stacked up over the past couple of months.\u00a0 As I find something that requires a response, I\u2019m stopping to do it.\u00a0 Should have started this activity months ago, instead of letting them stack up.<\/p>\n Dinner tonight: John fixed pork roast (bone in) and a baked potato, plus a Rome apple.\u00a0 Guess we\u2019ll have fruitcake for dessert.\u00a0 We never froze them today.\u00a0 I was still feeling lousy from my neck pain, but I\u2019m beginning to improve.\u00a0 Thank goodness.<\/p>\n Wednesday, Nov 23 \u2013I went to give some cookies to our computer guys who fix our computers when needed, and they were closed.\u00a0 So I took the bag of cookies down to the hospital lab.\u00a0 Had my blood draw to check the INR for my Coumadin dosage.\u00a0 Before going to play music, I went to Bi-Mart and bought a large desktop calendar we hang on our wall in the kitchen to keep track of all the appointments and events.\u00a0 It was on sale for only $ 3.74.\u00a0 Amazing as the same thing at Fred Meyers was 9.99, and probably more at the university bookstore.\u00a0 It gives us squares for each day that are about 4 inches on a side to keep our activities straight.\u00a0 Our \u201cFiddlers & Friends group\u201d played music at Hearthstone at 2:00 and they provided cookies\/brownies and a hot beverage at the end.\u00a0 So many of the residents came up and spoke or called me over to their table to thank us.\u00a0 It is a joy to provide entertainment for such an appreciative audience. \u00a0\u00a0Then we all went to the Moose for the community turkey dinner in the afternoon (didn\u2019t need supper).\u00a0 John doesn\u2019t go with me to that event, but each year I go with my music group after we have played a day early at the retirement home (because normally we go on Thursday afternoons, but cannot on Thanksgiving Day).\u00a0 One year I took two residents with me, but I won\u2019t this year.\u00a0 As it turned out, I met one of my friends (86) from the exercise class there and she had come via Hope Source bus.\u00a0 I called and cancelled her return trip and gave her a ride home, saving her a 30 minute wait.\u00a0 She lives right on my way home.\u00a0 She was so happy.\u00a0 They had a nice plate of food for us.\u00a0 They gave us a lot of good tender turkey, dressing (but I didn\u2019t like the seasons used), mashed potatoes (with gravy), a great bean combo (peas, lima beans, and corn), plus a large roll with butter.\u00a0 Cranberry sauce (but I cannot have that with my meds I take).\u00a0 Pumpkin pie for dessert.\u00a0 No dinner required for me.\u00a0 John is putting up fruitcakes in the freezer.\u00a0 We are saving two out to take to potlucks in 3 weeks.\u00a0 John continued shelling walnuts this evening.\u00a0 He is nearing the end and that\u2019s good, because he has seen enough walnuts for one year. \u00a0Reminds us of this story: \u00a0(a bit of not so nice language)<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.guy-sports.com\/humor\/christmas\/funny_snow_shoveling.htm<\/a><\/p>\n We called his sister in Ohio to wish them a happy thanksgiving a day early.<\/p>\n Thursday, Nov 24 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0HAPPY THANKSGIVING.\u00a0 <\/strong>We called another couple of relatives in PA this morning and had a nice phone visit.\u00a0 <\/strong>We will be joining our neighbors for 4:00 p.m. dinner.\u00a0 Nineteen people are expected.\u00a0 We will take carrots and butternut squash dishes (each made with our walnuts caramelized with brown sugar and cinnamon). \u00a0John is our cook.\u00a0 His mom would be proud.<\/p>\n John has been shelling the last of the walnuts, and I just picked out two cups of the best for putting in the butternut squash dish.\u00a0 He has been keeping track of the pounds of shelled nuts.\u00a0 We got 15 pounds shelled.\u00a0 Not bad, but John is very tired of shelling them.\u00a0 At least they are Carpathian (English) and not black walnuts \u2013 those we gave away.<\/p>\n I spent the morning figuring out how to use our new Motorola cell phone we got with our new service, consumercellular.com\u00a0 It is less than half the cost \/ month for us with no contract required moving from AT&T\u2019s two phone required two year contract.\u00a0 And, we can change at any time if we need more (or less) minutes.\u00a0 One problem is that I have to re-enter all numbers in my phonebook. \u00a0(John: Me too \u2013 all 5 of them!)<\/p>\n It just started snowing at 2:55 p.m.\u00a0 Had been sunny this morning, and then clouded over.\u00a0 The pass is all snowed in again, but not closed.\u00a0 The pass north of us (Blewett) is also covered in snow.\u00a0 Try this link during day time:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.wsdot.wa.gov\/Traffic\/Cameras\/default.aspx?cam=1138<\/a><\/p>\n Not sure which way our neighbor\u2019s son and family are coming from the north.\u00a0 Just called and found they had arrived, and come over that pass.<\/p>\n We got back around 8:00 p.m.\u00a0 It was a lovely dinner feast and great visiting with everyone there.\u00a0 Too much food.\u00a0 Many leftovers.\u00a0 We brought home \u00bd of each of the dishes we took (squash and carrots).\u00a0 We\u2019ll freeze the squash, but have to eat the carrots because they already have been frozen once.\u00a0 The fare included:\u00a0 turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, ham, salad, two squash casseroles, two types of rolls, and several desserts (cranberry\/pear pie, homemade almond roca [also called toffee],<\/p>\n http:\/\/food.sndimg.com\/img\/recipes\/10\/66\/41\/large\/picKSf6mG.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n and mint brownies).\u00a0 We stayed and talked after eating and then played charades.\u00a0 Had an enjoyable time.<\/p>\n [For Almond Roca\u00ae, see http:\/\/www.brown-haley.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n and here http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Almond_Roca<\/a><\/p>\n you can learn that \u201croca\u201d is Spanish for \u201crock\u201d and the little tiny log-shaped pieces rolled in almond pieces are widely sold in a tin can:<\/p>\n http:\/\/imagethumbnails.milo.com\/001\/622\/362\/290\/1622332_239362_290.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n Note the unwrapped piece in the front that looks a lot like this:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.bear-tracker.com\/newimages\/coyotescat91008.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n and explains why the homemade flat sheet preparation is preferred!]<\/p>\n Friday, Nov 25\u00a0 I gave thanks today because today marked the two year date of my heart attack that started all the illness in my life over the past two years.\u00a0 We are not participating in Black Friday, in store or online.\u00a0 Sunny and bright blue sky, but it did snow a touch overnight. \u00a0We emptied the compost garbage this morning, and ate breakfast; John fed the cats and the horses and exercised the dogs.\u00a0 I have worked with my new cell phone.\u00a0 I’m still learning how to use it.\u00a0 I did manage to get the voice mail message on mine changed yesterday.\u00a0 I intend to stop this computer stuff soon, and attack the paperwork on the tables and counter.\u00a0 Need to make some progress there.<\/p>\n Whoopee, I\u2019m back.\u00a0 Spent several hours working on going through months of paperwork that have piled up and not been filed. \u00a0In the process I found a large white and dark chocolate candy bar and a $20 bill!\u00a0 We had a late afternoon snack with little pieces of candy with mixed nuts.<\/p>\n Also found my box of refill checks I had bought, (they were mailed), and then hit the table and got buried.<\/p>\n I realize this will sound amazing and crazy to most of you, but I have been taking care of the bills that needed paid, and leaving the rest of the materials for future sorting.\u00a0 I made good headway but still have four months left to organize.\u00a0 Also, I have put off arranging medical insurance reimbursements, except when I am told I owe some money.\u00a0 Since last year my Medicare and Group Health medical insurance has paid pretty much everything, except for isolated co-pays (for example, $25 for 45 minutes of physical therapy).\u00a0 I found out I could get free exercise at the activity center 3 days a week for an hour each time doing most of the same exercises.\u00a0 The only thing I cannot do there is machines.<\/p>\n Had dinner (spaghetti w\/meat sauce) and applesauce (John\u2019s homemade with Red Rome apples) and am back to settle some bills and cancel some subscriptions to free academic newsletters and magazines I no longer need.\u00a0 Okay.\u00a0 Today was Friday and I missed the contest with a local Rock N- Roll radio station.\u00a0 But I finished an entry with 4 Bob Dylan songs.\u00a0 If they choose mine, I will get a special tee shirt from Quake 102.1 (scroll down):<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.thequake1021.com\/pages\/8436917.php<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday, Nov 26 \u2013 Slept in this morning as my night\u2019s sleep was interrupted.\u00a0 The morning started out clear, but has clouded over.\u00a0 John has run the dogs and fed the horses.\u00a0 We need to go to town today for meds.\u00a0 Before we left, I took my camera out and took some inside pictures of the cat house.\u00a0 The wild ones were not there, but Rascal came out and demonstrated entrance, inside, and exit for me.\u00a0 Then we got to town and went to Bi-Mart only to find the boots they had on sale were not in a size for John, and the quality didn\u2019t look as good as the ones he bought mail order from Blair.\u00a0 I looked at a pair of zip-up snow boots, but there was only one pair in my size, and it didn\u2019t feel right, plus the zipper was stuck half way up.\u00a0 So, we left them and bought only some candy (for gifts \u2013 near local company that we got heart-shaped boxes to take to the ICU nurses and doctors in 2010):<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.libertyorchards.com\/?sicontent=0&sicreative=472246371&sitrackingid=3382441<\/a><\/p>\n The standard \u201cfamous originals\u201d seem to be sold in the local stores as loss-leaders at about 1\/3 of the cost shown on-line.<\/p>\n http:\/\/dealicacy.com\/?p=216<\/a><\/p>\n The store also had their already cheap jeans marked down so blue jeans for John got added to the cart.\u00a0 Lots of people shopping, and in the grocery too, but we bought only a few things in addition to the meds I needed. \u00a0We did take a little time to sort out our walnuts into halves and pieces.\u00a0 Now I\u2019m getting ready to give this to John to post, although it is getting dark, so he will need to go feed the horses and run the dogs 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![http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/144\/317634168_dd14ca66fd_z.jpg<\/a><\/p>\nJohn just brought a piece with Blue Bunny’s ice cream (Bunny Tracks\u00ae)<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.bluebunny.com\/Products\/d\/Original_Ice_Cream_Bunny_Tracks<\/a><\/p>\non the side (vanilla, with chunks of chocolate).\u00a0\u00a0 I just said to John, we really don’t need it with the fruitcake, and he said, well you can give it to me if you don’t want it.\u00a0 Ha — I kept it.\u00a0 It is tasty.\u00a0 But, I ate the ice cream and am finishing with the fruitcake by itself.\u00a0 I’m glad I’m not diabetic.\u00a0 That would really change our eating habits.\u00a0 Still, I\u2019ve gained weight since hitting a very low point more than a year ago \u2013 and need to hold it now.<\/p>\nTuesday, Nov 22 \u2013 <\/strong>Glad we are not going over the pass to Seattle.\u00a0 It is closed westbound at Easton, and chains are required eastbound.\u00a0 John\u2019s done all the chores and I\u2019m sitting recovering from my neck pain.\u00a0 It\u2019s raining here.\u00a0 We think Rascal has decided John built the cat house for him.\u00a0 He is spending a lot of time there.\u00a0 John is cracking walnuts again.\u00a0 No trips needed to town today.\u00a0 Pass opened at 2:00 but still looks awful to me.\u00a0 Closed again one direction till after avalanche control is done after 3:00 some time.\u00a0 No thanks.\u00a0 No pass travel for me in the winter.\u00a0 If I had to fly anywhere, I would go out of Yakima, even at $100 more.\u00a0 It\u2019s too dangerous and unpredictable on this mountain pass.\u00a0 Others (higher elevations) are driven on by drivers who know what they are doing in snow.\u00a0 Not so with Snoqualmie.\u00a0 People drive like maniacs, and cause needless accidents hurting innocent people.\u00a0 It\u2019s getting dark, and John has to feed, exercise the dogs, and get the mail and paper.\u00a0 I\u2019m working on my \u201cjobs list\u201d and clearing off the stacks of bills, mail, that has stacked up over the past couple of months.\u00a0 As I find something that requires a response, I\u2019m stopping to do it.\u00a0 Should have started this activity months ago, instead of letting them stack up.<\/p>\nDinner tonight: John fixed pork roast (bone in) and a baked potato, plus a Rome apple.\u00a0 Guess we\u2019ll have fruitcake for dessert.\u00a0 We never froze them today.\u00a0 I was still feeling lousy from my neck pain, but I\u2019m beginning to improve.\u00a0 Thank goodness.<\/p>\nWednesday, Nov 23 \u2013I went to give some cookies to our computer guys who fix our computers when needed, and they were closed.\u00a0 So I took the bag of cookies down to the hospital lab.\u00a0 Had my blood draw to check the INR for my Coumadin dosage.\u00a0 Before going to play music, I went to Bi-Mart and bought a large desktop calendar we hang on our wall in the kitchen to keep track of all the appointments and events.\u00a0 It was on sale for only $ 3.74.\u00a0 Amazing as the same thing at Fred Meyers was 9.99, and probably more at the university bookstore.\u00a0 It gives us squares for each day that are about 4 inches on a side to keep our activities straight.\u00a0 Our \u201cFiddlers & Friends group\u201d played music at Hearthstone at 2:00 and they provided cookies\/brownies and a hot beverage at the end.\u00a0 So many of the residents came up and spoke or called me over to their table to thank us.\u00a0 It is a joy to provide entertainment for such an appreciative audience. \u00a0\u00a0Then we all went to the Moose for the community turkey dinner in the afternoon (didn\u2019t need supper).\u00a0 John doesn\u2019t go with me to that event, but each year I go with my music group after we have played a day early at the retirement home (because normally we go on Thursday afternoons, but cannot on Thanksgiving Day).\u00a0 One year I took two residents with me, but I won\u2019t this year.\u00a0 As it turned out, I met one of my friends (86) from the exercise class there and she had come via Hope Source bus.\u00a0 I called and cancelled her return trip and gave her a ride home, saving her a 30 minute wait.\u00a0 She lives right on my way home.\u00a0 She was so happy.\u00a0 They had a nice plate of food for us.\u00a0 They gave us a lot of good tender turkey, dressing (but I didn\u2019t like the seasons used), mashed potatoes (with gravy), a great bean combo (peas, lima beans, and corn), plus a large roll with butter.\u00a0 Cranberry sauce (but I cannot have that with my meds I take).\u00a0 Pumpkin pie for dessert.\u00a0 No dinner required for me.\u00a0 John is putting up fruitcakes in the freezer.\u00a0 We are saving two out to take to potlucks in 3 weeks.\u00a0 John continued shelling walnuts this evening.\u00a0 He is nearing the end and that\u2019s good, because he has seen enough walnuts for one year. \u00a0Reminds us of this story: \u00a0(a bit of not so nice language)<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.guy-sports.com\/humor\/christmas\/funny_snow_shoveling.htm<\/a><\/p>\nWe called his sister in Ohio to wish them a happy thanksgiving a day early.<\/p>\nThursday, Nov 24 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0HAPPY THANKSGIVING.\u00a0 <\/strong>We called another couple of relatives in PA this morning and had a nice phone visit.\u00a0 <\/strong>We will be joining our neighbors for 4:00 p.m. dinner.\u00a0 Nineteen people are expected.\u00a0 We will take carrots and butternut squash dishes (each made with our walnuts caramelized with brown sugar and cinnamon). \u00a0John is our cook.\u00a0 His mom would be proud.<\/p>\nJohn has been shelling the last of the walnuts, and I just picked out two cups of the best for putting in the butternut squash dish.\u00a0 He has been keeping track of the pounds of shelled nuts.\u00a0 We got 15 pounds shelled.\u00a0 Not bad, but John is very tired of shelling them.\u00a0 At least they are Carpathian (English) and not black walnuts \u2013 those we gave away.<\/p>\nI spent the morning figuring out how to use our new Motorola cell phone we got with our new service, consumercellular.com\u00a0 It is less than half the cost \/ month for us with no contract required moving from AT&T\u2019s two phone required two year contract.\u00a0 And, we can change at any time if we need more (or less) minutes.\u00a0 One problem is that I have to re-enter all numbers in my phonebook. \u00a0(John: Me too \u2013 all 5 of them!)<\/p>\nIt just started snowing at 2:55 p.m.\u00a0 Had been sunny this morning, and then clouded over.\u00a0 The pass is all snowed in again, but not closed.\u00a0 The pass north of us (Blewett) is also covered in snow.\u00a0 Try this link during day time:<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.wsdot.wa.gov\/Traffic\/Cameras\/default.aspx?cam=1138<\/a><\/p>\nNot sure which way our neighbor\u2019s son and family are coming from the north.\u00a0 Just called and found they had arrived, and come over that pass.<\/p>\nWe got back around 8:00 p.m.\u00a0 It was a lovely dinner feast and great visiting with everyone there.\u00a0 Too much food.\u00a0 Many leftovers.\u00a0 We brought home \u00bd of each of the dishes we took (squash and carrots).\u00a0 We\u2019ll freeze the squash, but have to eat the carrots because they already have been frozen once.\u00a0 The fare included:\u00a0 turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, ham, salad, two squash casseroles, two types of rolls, and several desserts (cranberry\/pear pie, homemade almond roca [also called toffee],<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/food.sndimg.com\/img\/recipes\/10\/66\/41\/large\/picKSf6mG.jpg<\/a><\/p>\nand mint brownies).\u00a0 We stayed and talked after eating and then played charades.\u00a0 Had an enjoyable time.<\/p>\n[For Almond Roca\u00ae, see http:\/\/www.brown-haley.com\/<\/a><\/p>\nand here http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Almond_Roca<\/a><\/p>\nyou can learn that \u201croca\u201d is Spanish for \u201crock\u201d and the little tiny log-shaped pieces rolled in almond pieces are 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![http:\/\/imagethumbnails.milo.com\/001\/622\/362\/290\/1622332_239362_290.jpg<\/a><\/p>\nNote the unwrapped piece in the front that looks a lot like this:<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.bear-tracker.com\/newimages\/coyotescat91008.jpg<\/a><\/p>\nand explains why the homemade flat sheet preparation is preferred!]<\/p>\nFriday, Nov 25\u00a0 I gave thanks today because today marked the two year date of my heart attack that started all the illness in my life over the past two years.\u00a0 We are not participating in Black Friday, in store or online.\u00a0 Sunny and bright blue sky, but it did snow a touch overnight. \u00a0We emptied the compost garbage this morning, and ate breakfast; John fed the cats and the horses and exercised the dogs.\u00a0 I have worked with my new cell phone.\u00a0 I’m still learning how to use it.\u00a0 I did manage to get the voice mail message on mine changed yesterday.\u00a0 I intend to stop this computer stuff soon, and attack the paperwork on the tables and counter.\u00a0 Need to make some progress there.<\/p>\nWhoopee, I\u2019m back.\u00a0 Spent several hours working on going through months of paperwork that have piled up and not been filed. \u00a0In the process I found a large white and dark chocolate candy bar and a $20 bill!\u00a0 We had a late afternoon snack with little pieces of candy with mixed nuts.<\/p>\nAlso found my box of refill checks I had bought, (they were mailed), and then hit the table and got buried.<\/p>\nI realize this will sound amazing and crazy to most of you, but I have been taking care of the bills that needed paid, and leaving the rest of the materials for future sorting.\u00a0 I made good headway but still have four months left to organize.\u00a0 Also, I have put off arranging medical insurance reimbursements, except when I am told I owe some money.\u00a0 Since last year my Medicare and Group Health medical insurance has paid pretty much everything, except for isolated co-pays (for example, $25 for 45 minutes 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![http:\/\/www.bear-tracker.com\/newimages\/coyotescat91008.jpg<\/a><\/p>\nand explains why the homemade flat sheet preparation is preferred!]<\/p>\nFriday, Nov 25\u00a0 I gave thanks today because today marked the two year date of my heart attack that started all the illness in my life over the past two years.\u00a0 We are not participating in Black Friday, in store or online.\u00a0 Sunny and bright blue sky, but it did snow a touch overnight. \u00a0We emptied the compost garbage this morning, and ate breakfast; John fed the cats and the horses and exercised the dogs.\u00a0 I have worked with my new cell phone.\u00a0 I’m still learning how to use it.\u00a0 I did manage to get the voice mail message on mine changed yesterday.\u00a0 I intend to stop this computer stuff soon, and attack the paperwork on the tables and counter.\u00a0 Need to make some progress there.<\/p>\nWhoopee, I\u2019m back.\u00a0 Spent several hours working on going through months of paperwork that have piled up and not been filed. \u00a0In the process I found a large white and dark chocolate candy bar and a $20 bill!\u00a0 We had a late afternoon snack with little pieces of candy with mixed nuts.<\/p>\nAlso found my box of refill checks I had bought, (they were mailed), and then hit the table and got buried.<\/p>\nI realize this will sound amazing and crazy to most of you, but I have been taking care of the bills that needed paid, and leaving the rest of the materials for future sorting.\u00a0 I made good headway but still have four months left to organize.\u00a0 Also, I have put off arranging medical insurance reimbursements, except when I am told I owe some money.\u00a0 Since last year my Medicare and Group Health medical insurance has paid pretty much everything, except for isolated co-pays (for example, $25 for 45 minutes of physical therapy).\u00a0 I found out I could get free exercise at the activity center 3 days a week for an hour each time doing most of the same exercises.\u00a0 The only thing I cannot do there is machines.<\/p>\nHad dinner (spaghetti w\/meat sauce) and applesauce (John\u2019s homemade with Red Rome apples) and am back to settle some bills and cancel some subscriptions to free academic newsletters and magazines I no longer need.\u00a0 Okay.\u00a0 Today was Friday and I missed the contest with a local Rock N- Roll radio station.\u00a0 But I finished an entry with 4 Bob Dylan songs.\u00a0 If they choose mine, I will get a special tee shirt from Quake 102.1 (scroll down):<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.thequake1021.com\/pages\/8436917.php<\/a><\/p>\nSaturday, Nov 26 \u2013 Slept in this morning as my night\u2019s sleep was interrupted.\u00a0 The morning started out clear, but has clouded over.\u00a0 John has run the dogs and fed the horses.\u00a0 We need to go to town today for meds.\u00a0 Before we left, I took my camera out and took some inside pictures of the cat house.\u00a0 The wild ones were not there, but Rascal came out and demonstrated entrance, inside, and exit for me.\u00a0 Then we got to town and went to Bi-Mart only to find the boots they had on sale were not in a size for John, and the quality didn\u2019t look as good as the ones he bought mail order from Blair.\u00a0 I looked at a pair of zip-up snow boots, but there was only one pair in my size, and it didn\u2019t feel right, plus the zipper was stuck half way up.\u00a0 So, we left them and bought only some candy (for gifts \u2013 near local company that we got heart-shaped boxes to take to the ICU nurses and doctors in 2010):<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.libertyorchards.com\/?sicontent=0&sicreative=472246371&sitrackingid=3382441<\/a><\/p>\nThe standard \u201cfamous originals\u201d seem to be sold in the local stores as loss-leaders at about 1\/3 of the cost shown on-line.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/dealicacy.com\/?p=216<\/a><\/p>\nThe store also had their already cheap jeans marked down so blue jeans for John got added to the cart.\u00a0 Lots of people shopping, and in the grocery too, but we bought only a few things in addition to the meds I needed. \u00a0We did take a little time to sort out our walnuts into halves and pieces.\u00a0 Now I\u2019m getting ready to give this to John to post, although it is getting dark, so he will need to go feed the horses and run the dogs \u00a0— deer were here as we came in the drive so it is likely he will have to detour around them.<\/p>\nHope your next week is very nice.<\/p>\nNancy & John<\/p>\non the Naneum Fan <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sunday, Nov 20 \u00a0This morning I spent much of my time cooking chocolate chip and walnut cookies that we had put together the dough for last night.\u00a0 It took a lot of time.\u00a0 Didn\u2019t have lunch — just a few cookies, and left at 1:00 p.m. to drive 7 mi. down the road to catch … Continue reading “SATURDAY — Thanks is 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