Today started bright and
early. I got up around 6:30am and showered and dressed and fed Rylee and then
headed out to get coffee and then go to my sister’s and walk Quincy. I stopped
and got Lydia’s chai tea and then came home and walked Rylee. Then I could sit
down and eat my breakfast. Later, we got cleaned up and fed Rylee her lunch a
little early, because we were going to a play. It was a 2:30pm matinee in
Corvallis and we decided to leave around noon so we could find a place and have
lunch beforehand. We picked up my sister and drove to town and found a place to
park just down from the theater. Penny asked a local couple to recommend a
place to eat. They gave us a few names and we walked one street over where most
of the little cafes were located. We chose a Mongolian BBQ place. You get a
bowl and then go down the table and fill it up with whatever you like. They
have all of the meats and some fish and shrimp too. Then you select veggies and
then the sauces and finally the noodles. It goes next to a hibachi type round
grilling station and the guy cooks it all up for you. It was all you can eat so
we experimented with small plates each time. I tried pork once, then shrimp.
Lydia and Penny had chicken and beef. After the second plate, we knew which
things to add and how much (sauce, lemon water, etc.) to mix in. It was really
tasty. And filling! We will definitely go back again! Since we had plenty of time, we sat there
after the meal and relaxed a bit. Afterward, we walked back to the theater and
hung around the lobby until it was time to go in. The play we saw was Catch Me
If You Can, and was terrific! The movie with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks was
turned into a Broadway musical and they did an adaptation of that. Like I said,
it was terrific! One of the best performances we have seen to date. We got out
about 4:30 and headed home. We were a bit late feeding Rylee but it’s not like
she was going to waste away to nothing. Not the big cow that she is! I walked
her after dinner (ok, I let her out and she ran and I watched!) and then we
came in and settled in for the night.
Monday, November 12th, 2018…... Happy Veterans Day (observed)… Thanks to
all who served!
Went through round two
of my drive-to-dog walking assignment. It’s ok though and I don’t mind. Quincy
is no trouble at all and is very well behaved on a leash. I’m just surprised
that she is not affected at all by the cold weather. It was 29º this morning
and I had on my sweat pants and jacket and gloves. On cold days at home I can
understand how Rylee isn’t affected, no surprise, her being a giant hairball,
but Quincy is aerodynamic (skinny) and short haired. But she loves going out
and walks on the frosty grass – no problem. I got that done and came back home,
stopping for coffee/tea/breakfast along the way. I ate then walked Rylee. By
this time, the sun was full out and the frost was drying up. Later, the temps
got up into the mid 70s and we had windows and sliders open for a while. But
when the sun goes down – it gets chilly really quickly! When I got back, Lydia
had already received a call, telling her they had an opening today for her
colonoscopy consult. So, she completed her paperwork and went off to do that. I
stayed home and took care of the pooper dog. I can put her on a long rope and still
be able to work in my shop. I do have to take time out every half hour or so
and go out and play with her. Once I do that and tire her out, she is happy to
lay out in the sun and rest for a bit. Lydia got back and told me that they
said, just having examined her and listening to her and comparing her pain levels
from last week until now, that she is doing well. They told her they don’t want
to go in at this time and do the procedure since she is still in pain and has
tenderness - they don’t want to pressurize her for fear of tearing something.
They want her to wait a month before the appointment. She did go over to do
labs and has another CT scan to do next week. But she looks better each day and
says the pain is severe at times but not nearly as bad as last week, so that’s
promising! She even suggested going to the local theater to see The Nutcracker.
We looked up showtimes, and found there is only one 7:00pm showing. Since it’s
a holiday today, we will rethink that for today and plan to go tomorrow
evening. We had leftovers of her (now my
favorite!) crockpot chicken and dumplings and watched DWTS Juniors that we
taped from last night. Later, we saw the
adults DWTS show. As I mentioned before, we tape these even though we (usually)
watch on the same nights. I found that I can start an 8:00pm hour-long show,
like Survivor, at 8:20pm and skipping the commercials, it still ends at 9:00pm.
A two-hour show, like DWTS, we start the tape at 8:40pm and, fast-forwarding
the commercials, we’re still done at 10:00pm.
Tuesday, November 13th, 2018…... I had some trouble sleeping last night so
I didn’t want to get up this morning. But I did and showered and went over and
got Quincy and we did our river route today. It was a couple of degrees warmer
but still nippy. I am wearing my sweat pants over my shorts so when it does
warm up, I’m good to go! The sun never did really come out so it didn’t get
into the 70s today. The
lawn is still too wet to mow. I went out to the shop and worked on the rack.
Lydia headed out to drop off her lab test then stopped by my sister’s house to
help with cleaning around her bandages, at least the ones she has trouble
reaching. That done, she came back home and fixed us lunch. Later, we fed Rylee
and ate a light dinner then went to the show. We saw The Nutcracker at the
local town theater. Lydia had been there once before with my sister but I had
never been. It reminded me so much of the theaters we all remember when we were
kids – the one-screen old-school style. (These are file photos from their website)
It wasn’t crowded even though they only
have one showing per day. Not my kind of movie but I was really surprised that I enjoyed it so much. Plus, it was $6.00 for seniors! There is another home-town theater in Sweet Home that we will now be going to check out soon. Once we got home, I took Rylee out for a walk and
then we settled in and watched tv for a short time before going to bed.
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