Today’s Business: 2010-07-27
Today’s Activities
- Shower. DONE.
- Cat duty. DONE.
- Do all loads of colored laundry. DONE.
Log
06:00 AM: I’m up.
07:15 AM: The drain stopper in the bath tub has broken; it’s gotten loose such that turning it to the right does not tighten it. So I’ll take the entire drain assembly out to see what’s gone wrong. Something probably corroded or something. But I’ll do that later; once we get back from [Emmy's] doctors appointment.
07:30 AM: [Emmy] reports that her wrist is not hurting at all this morning, and she is unable to make it hurt by doing any of the exercises that induced pain in previously. Grrrrrr. Of course, on the day of her appointment with the orthopedic surgeon, it stops hurting. She’s now carrying bags of groceries around the house along with weights in her book bag in an effort to reproduce the problem.
08:30 AM: Heading out now, for [Emmy's] doctors appointment and to do some shopping. Back later.
08:40 AM: We heard Mom’s cell phone beeping, somewhere in the car. That’s good. At least it’s not lost. I’ll re activate it when I return home.
10:00 AM: The orthopedic doctor ordered a new set of nerve conduction tests. He was unable to re create the wrist pain that [Emmy] has experienced almost non stop. He also says that she may have been misdiagnosed but with good reason, won’t commit to a diagnosis until the aforementioned tests are run in early August. The appointment has been scheduled at a hospital in Pittsburgh for these tests.
11:30 AM: Shopping at Wal Mart complete, and we picked up Mom’s latest batch of meds from her pharmacy as well.
12:30 PM: Mom, when asked if she knew how the bath tub drain plunger came to be broken, said that she slipped while taking a shower this morning. Fortunately, she was not hurt. But the drain assembly requires replacement. So, we stopped at Lowe’s to get the necessary hardware.
01:00 PM: We all ate lunch near Lowe’s; cheese steak sandwiches for all. Yum.
01:20 PM: We’re home again and all groceries bought on today’s shopping trip have been put away. But since we enjoyed a big lunch at Dominick’s in front of Lowe’s, we’re going to delay the buffalo flavored chicken breasts until tomorrow.
02:00 PM: Reactivated Mom’s cell phone on Verizon’s web site.
02:15 PM: We considered going swimming again today at the Bellwood pool. But as I got a little sunburn yesterday, and since [Emmy] is feeling tired from not enough sleep last night, we decided instead to stay home and nap, and to that nap we go…
04:00 PM: I’m awake again.
06:00 PM: The customer stopped by to pick up laptop, per the Laptop Shuts Off: 2010-07-15 project.
06:45 PM: Rinsed out our 18 quart roaster, and lots of reusable and seal-able single-portion containers. Preparing to make a big batch of beef grain soup tomorrow.
08:50 PM: Watched today’s episode of The Young and the Restless on the DVR. However, we skipped today’s rerun episode of Dr. Phil.
09:15 PM: Facebooked throughout today. Friend count: 267. Official Facebook page fan count: 44.
10:00 PM: Watched bits and pieces of KDKA TV’s Pittsburgh Today Live on the DVR. But as tired as we both are due to the early rising this morning, the shopping, and the domestic work, we’re foregoing reading any more of the Frankenstein book tonight. Instead, it’s to bed with us. So have a great evening and I’ll add more to this story tomorrow. Good night.
Received Mail and Shipments
- Weekly coupon mailer.
- Talking Book Topics; the July-August, 2010 issue.
- Consumer Reports Magazine; the 2010-07 issue.
- Referral from Mom’s PCP for her to see a cardiologist in Pittsburgh in August.
- Advertisement for free personal checking from First Commonwealth Bank.