Archive for October 7th, 2009

Today’s Business: 2009-10-07

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

There’s a   WPSBC Alumni Association   board meeting tonight that I’ll be attending.  My treasurers report is ready. 

08:30 AM: Journaled for an hour or so.

09:3o AM: My legs and lower back are a bit sore today; no doubt from all that dirt moving yesterday for the   Wheelchair Ramp Project   effort.  No, it’s not that I’m getting old, thank you.  :-)

09:50 AM:  [Tad] just called to give me the conference numbers for the alumni board meeting tonight. 

10:50 AM: Filled out the township’s building permit application for the   Wheelchair Ramp Project.

11:20 AM: Made a sketch of the ramp and filled in the known dimensions.

12:10 PM: Shovelled the remaining dirt from the old flower bed outside in preps for the bed’s removal.

01:23 PM: I Had planned to walk this building permit application up to the township this afternoon.  However, it’s quite windy.  So I’ll delay until tomorrow.

Listened to several Dr. Joy Browne podcasts while working outside this afternoon.  The iPod fits into my back pocked snugly.

05:40 PM: Finished removing the flower box in preps for the wheelchair ramp.   Click   here   to see more details.

06:15 PM: Watched  The Young and the Restless. 

07:40 PM: Just finished the   WPSBC Alumni Association   board meeting.  I gave my treasurer’s report and it was accepted. Then, we discussed numerous other topics which are beyond the scope of this particular blog.  So I’ll not mention them further here.  But the meeting was productive and I do enjoy working with my ex school mates from so long ago.  Each board meeting is about as joyous for me as a mini school reunion.

10:30 PM: Listened to the second half of the Penguins hockey game with [Emmy].  Unfortunately, they lost, three to nothing. 

Partly sunny today but quite windy; the wind often made a roaring sound as it blew through the branches of the green spruce trees outside the house here.  High temperatures got to the low 60s.

Tom

Mom’s Status: 2009-10-07

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

08:19 PM: Just heard from sister Christine, who just heard from Mom, that she’ll probably be coming home early next week.  We must check with her doctor to make sure he knows all the particulars about the limitations to accessibility in the house here (no ramp built yet).  This means that Mom will have to climb the steps as well as walk over uneven ground to get in and out of the place.  Plus, we want to be sure that the physical therapists are also okay with Mom leaving the nursing facility and that the amount that Mom will need to walk here is okay with them.

Assuming that she really is coming on Monday or Tuesday, this weekend, sister Mary Ann and her husband will probably come up to help me get this house ready.  The fact that Mom will be using a wheelchair means that some furniture must be moved around here.  Shouldn’t take more than an hour or so.  But I do need a second and third set of hands in addition to my own, to make it happen.  It will be nice to see these folks, as they always bring an abundance of good cheer; even if they do bring lots of pizza with them, that I just can’t seem to keep away from.  :-)

Oh yes, the sisters report that Mom hasn’t been answering her phone very much lately.  As it turns out, she was out at trivial pursuit last night, which was when the bulk of the calls to her were attempted.  Apparently, she has recovered completely from whatever it was that was making her feel so bad this past Monday. 

08:50 PM:  Just got off the phone with Mom.  She’s in great spirits; very alert and happy.  She’s excited about coming home, sometime next week she says.  She needs no more clean laundry brought up.  She doesn’t know what she might want JoJo and I to pick up at the store for her on Friday.  But I’ll check back tomorrow night with her.  Certainly don’t want her to come home to an empty refrigerator.  :-)

 

Tom

 

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