Monday, Apr 6th, 2020……
Sis came
by today and we got Lydia down the stairs and I took her to dialysis. I stopped
by and picked up some screws for the blueberry post framing. Later, when I went
back to pick her up and bring her home, I made a call for a pickup order at
Pizza Schmizza and went back and got that. We got a cobb salad to share and
that was really tasty. We were both disappointed with the pizza though. It was
lacking in sauce. So, we will have to
let them know next time we go back.
Tuesday, Apr 7th, 2020……
Lydia had two appointments today. The first was with Occupational
Therapy. Shereen was super nice and went through some exercises to help Lydia
with day to day functions. Next up was Dominique, another really friendly
person, who went over the Physical Therapy that Dane taught her last week.
These are designed to build up her strength and stamina.
I spent
some time outside working on the blueberry posts. I filled in the holes and
they are now ready for the framing which I still need to go get. Also, the wheelchair
ramp was delivered this afternoon. I will get that unboxed and installed
tomorrow morning.
I didn’t
get anything out for dinner, so I went off to Jack in the Box and picked up
burgers and fries. I feel good going to these places and giving them some
business during these times. I just miss going in and visiting with the folks
there. We spent the rest of the evening watching tv and relaxing.
Wednesday, Apr 8th, 2020…… One appointment this morning
before we headed off to dialysis. Jeremy, the home health nurse, and also another
really friendly person, came by to check vitals and change her dressing on her
arm. But before his 10:00am, I went out and got us breakfast and then after he
left, I went back outside and installed the ramp. It had a place for one
mounting screw at the stair top, but I added one more just for my satisfaction.
I got them both attached to the porch and when we loaded her up to leave, it
was a breeze!
I won’t
need any help now to get her in and out of the house.
My sister
came by before noon and brought Quincy over with her for a play date with
butthead. We left them and dropped Lydia off and then headed off to Monteith to
Airlie Winery to pick up an order my sister had made there. She has an account
and wanted to stock up and this was a good time to go. It is on the other side
of where we drop off Lydia in Albany. I had never been and once we wound our
way there (it’s out in the country and way back off the road) we came to their
property which included a nice little pond and a covered area where they can
have weddings and other events. Very nice. The owner, Mary, was glad for the
business as a lot of folks aren’t venturing out these days. But she was careful
and handled everything with care and safety. We stopped by Penny’s house on the
way back home to drop off the wine and for me to get a look at the fence to the
north where her new neighbors have moved in. They have dogs and the fence has
knotholes and she’s worried the dog next door will stick his nose in and Quincy
will bite it! So, we came up with some
ideas and then came back to the house. I only had a few minutes before I had to
feed Rylee and Quincy and then headed back to pick Lydia up. I fixed steak and
potatoes and green beans for dinner. Pretty good I’d say! We settled in for the night and watched
Survivor and then The Masked Singer. I
had heard ahead of the show who the Kangaroo was but didn’t know Jordyn Woods
so I didn’t get it right. And then we
watched the latest Manifest, which we had taped, before going to bed.
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2020……
Dominique was here again today. She taught Lydia some tricks to use to
get in and out of her recliners, as well as some isometric exercises to help build
up her muscle strength. I went out and worked on trimming back the grapevines.
I never know how much to cut back. Last year I did quite a bit as that was what
I was told to do – and that resulted in a lot less grapes than the year before –
so this time I eased up a bit. We’ll see what happens when they start growing. I also asked Kirk to drop the other tractor
off so sis and I can mow the yard again, hopefully tomorrow.
I went over to my sister's house and installed some boards we had cut for her fence. They went in and actually look pretty good. I think she will finish up the whole side with more to match. I have plenty of wood for that.
I went over to my sister's house and installed some boards we had cut for her fence. They went in and actually look pretty good. I think she will finish up the whole side with more to match. I have plenty of wood for that.
Later, I fixed us
spaghetti and we watched our own programs before calling it a night.
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