HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

It's been a busy day here! Since Golfer and I are going to dinner with friends tomorrow evening, we decided to cancel our plans for a movie and dinner out today. First off, there's not really a movie playing that I really want to see. And secondly, we're going to dinner tomorrow night. So on the way to work this morning, I stopped at Wal-Mart and bought candy! We're all set now. Let the Trick-or-Treating begin!

BeyB is now over the age limit for the festivities, but she's coming over to help hand out the candy. And since Nurse J finally has a couple days off, all three of them are coming over for burritos for supper.

Of course, Boxer and Bloomer are Trick-or-Treating in Georgia. Can't wait to see pictures of them in their costumes!

I want to get back into some semblance of my "old routine", so Golfer and I went to the "Y" after lunch. Felt good to be back in the pool. But for some strange reason it seemed to make my foot hurt. That is very unusual, because normally being in the water makes everything hurt less. This will be discussed at my physical therapy appointment on Wednesday. I figure I'll have PT one day a week and get to the "Y" and do my own stuff twice a week for a while and see how it goes.

Now we're home, the laundry is running, and all is well. It's getting dark and cloudy and is supposed to rain. And it doesn't look like it's going to hold off to do that until after the Halloween fun. Raincoats over costumes reminds me of when we lived in Colorado and NurseJ's and Bikini's costumes had to fit over heavy coats! Seemed like there was frequently snow for Halloween.

I'd better go get started on dinner prep, so have a great evening and stay safe!

Happy Day-Before-Halloween!

I honestly do not know where the time goes! Here it is almost the end of October, and I feel like I've been in a Trekkie time warp.

I am doing well. Some days are easier than others as far as ignoring the pain and sensitivity in my right foot, but life is good.

It is cold here in Virginia today. Yesterday it rained pretty much all day and there was no golf for Golfer. He opted to go do the grocery shopping with me in the morning. The rest of the day was spent doing things around the house. Today is sunny and the golf is "on".

Earlier in the week we did some yard work and Golfer washed and waxed Hiro, the Acura.

We made a trip last weekend to Ohio to visit family. We had a really nice trip and went up and around D.C. and took the Pennsylvania turnpike. The Fall colors in the trees were lovely! Ohio was cold, but we had prepared by packing warm clothes. Golfer went to the Browns' football game with his brother and they had a good time. We stayed in a very interesting Bed and Breakfast called "The Bonny Peacock". Here's a picture of our bedroom. The owners were nice, the space for us was great. The house was filled with antiques and things they had collected over the years. We had our own private entrance to our area. It was quiet and peaceful. And Hiro provided a warm spot for their cats to nap!

All in all, things are just rolling along around here. As I said, life is good. Stay safe!

It's Feeling Like Fall!

Hey, all!

Things are humming along here. I'm still going to physical therapy twice a week. Also, still having issues with my lower right leg and foot. I had a doctor's appointment and he says it could take at least two years to get back to "normal". That was discouraging. Since nothing I do seems to make it better, I've decided to just try to ignore it. That works better some days than others. But, hey, we all know I have a stubborn streak that rears its head sometimes! I am not giving in to this. So, anyway, life goes on. I'm going back to work tomorrow. I actually spent a couple hours at the office on Saturday cleaning out some piles and sorting through things so all would be ready. I appreciate the volunteers that covered things there while I've been out, but there were some things they couldn't handle.

It has cooled off here and has been in the 60's during the daytime and in the 40's at night. Thanks to our new increased attic insulation, I think, we have not turned the heat on yet. But the system is getting the annual check-up this week so we will be ready. We're still getting rain. Golfer is going to have to rent a baler if he can't mow the grass soon! Due to the large amount of rain lately, there has been a population explosion of mushrooms, toadstools, and other fungi around here. And while some of our neighbors have fairy rings in their yards or small Smurf villages, this is what we got! Quite impressive! It was prying the bark off the tree, so I went out with gloves and tools and removed it. It must have weighed about ten pounds.

I have slowly tackled some traditional "Fall cleaning". You know, window washing, extra mopping, stuff like that. I have started the Christmas shopping and will soon start on the annual letter. This year's ought to be a doozy after the Summer we had!

Golfer is in the process of having some major dental work done but is still playing golf as much as possible. Some rounds have been rather muddy lately.

So, all in all, life is good and on it goes. Stay safe! More later.