Today’s Business: 2010-09-02
Today’s Activities
- Shower. DONE.
- Cat duty. DONE.
Log
03:50 AM: I’m up. Not able to sleep very well tonight — perhaps I went to bed too early. Now I know what will happen. Long about 5:30 this morning, I’ll grow very sleepy again. But since I have to be up at 6:30 AM, I’ll not be able to sleep as long as I must in order to overcome the sleepiness. So, I’ll be yawning all morning. Oh well, at least I won’t be in a class or any activity that requires consistent attention. 
05:40 AM: Spent the past hour or so going through all the US mail that arrived while I was away in Pittsburgh caring for Mom. It’s all done! Well, at least, I threw out all the junk mail anyhow. But there are still the bills to pay. I’ll get to that sometime in the next couple days.
05:45 AM: {Emmy] just came over to say good morning; though a bit groggy. We’re hoping this orthopedist will give provide a solution to [Emmy's] wrist problem today. We’re excited at the prospect, and perhaps this is why both of us had so much trouble sleeping overnight. Our anticipation over what he might say is like that experienced on Christmas eve as children, when we wondered what Santa Claus might have placed under the tree for us. I sure hope he has some good news, now that he’s had a chance to review [Emmy's] nerve tests done last month. She’s really had a tough go with her hands, for years, and it’s about time she get relief.
06:40 AM: Posted the Tom’s Views –> Thoughts on Bigotry piece, which was inspired by all the hubbub about the mosque at ground zero, gays in the military, and other oppressive situations of late.
08:00 AM: My driver arrived, to take [Emmy] and me to her orthopedist appointment. Back later.
08:40 AM: Arrived at [Emmy's] orthopedist’s office. But her appointment isn’t until 9:50 AM. So we’re going over to McDonald’s nearby for breakfast.
09:20 AM: We’re back at the doctor’s office, waiting on him to see us.
10:05 AM: We saw the orthopedist. He says that [Emmy] still has carpel tunnel but that it’s not severe enough to risk surgery. He recommends anti-inflammatory medicines, splints, exercises, and limited usage of her wrists to deal with the problem. Unfortunately, she’ll likely always have tender wrists. Many women do in fact. But he seemed confident that she could minimize the difficulty with the aforementioned techniques.
10:20 AM: After the appointment concluded, we headed for McDonald’s again; this time, for some hot chocolate; delicious but a bit thin (not enough fat) for my taste.
10:25 AM: We’ve walked back to the front of the University Orthopedics building. Now, we’re waiting on the Blair Senior Services van to take us home.
11:30 AM: Received a voice mail from Mom, saying that she found her cell phone this morning, in her bed. Well, I’m glad that the battery I purchased for that phone won’t go to waste now.
11:50 PM: The van arrived slightly ahead of schedule, and good thing too, because the sun outside today is brutally hot.
12:30 PM: We’re home. Nap time.
01:00 PM: Mom called to say that she needs some pants and shorts. We’ll probably take them up tonight or tomorrow.
03:05 PM: I’m back up.
04:30 PM: Cooking t-bone steaks, and fried vegetables for supper. [Emmy] is making a salad of fresh vegetables from sister Diane’s garden, and we have peaches for dessert. Hmmm. I think the hardest part of this meal will be the cleanup, but only because I’m using the George Foreman grill for the steaks. I do wish mine had the removable plates that you can submerse to clean.
06:00 PM: Sister Christine just arrived. We’re visiting Mom at the nursing home tonight. [Emmy] is staying here, as she’s not feeling well. Back later.
07:40 PM: I’m back home. Now, we’re going through the DVR and deleting all the Y&R episodes that we saw while in Pittsburgh during August. Need to clear some space on it, as it’s 75% full at the moment.
10:45 PM: We finished cleaning out the DVR and we now have 50% available space on the hard drive for more shows!
10:50 PM: Off to bed now. Must get up early again for shopping tomorrow. So good night and take care. I’ll have more to write in less than twelve hours.
Received Mail and Shipments
- Weekly coupon mailer.
- Ambulance bill (Mom).
- Promo Only’s Country Radio music series; the 2010-10 issue.
- Medicare payment to Mom to help defray some of her ”donut hole” medicine costs in 2010.
- Natural gas sale notice. I can keep receiving my natural gas at this summer’s prices for a whole year. As they’re pretty low at present, I think I’ll opt in for this. Of course, there’s the risk that prices will fall lower next summer than what I’m paying. But I feel that the risk is low enough to justify taking it.
- Offer from DirecTV. Not at this time, thanks.