Oh Happy Day
Today was my six month eye checkup with Dr. Pinke just five blocks up the street. When my eyes are dilatated, Dr. Pinke can see oh so much more. In times past, when Dennis had had his eye checkup, that was how Dennis knew his corraded arteries were clogged . . . big time. I will gladly go in every six months. I have a hint of macular. That hint has been there for ten years. The test for glaucoma was a pass.
Today there was another change for Dennis and me. Going forward, Dennis’ son-in-law, Tom, will be using our zero-turn with our gas to do the 1.3 acre mowing as well as our residential home lot. There was and is an amicable monetary agreement. Dennis used the Sear’s rider to show Tom the lot lines. As with me . . . there is a reasonable amount of energy to be expended for our not so young bodies. Everyone is happy with what has been made off. Tom is AJ’s dad. Tom will be using his own zero-turn to keep up with the back garage lot for AJ.
I knew that grocery shopping was in the cards for this hump day. Dennis removed several of the glass shelves in the refrigerator so I could work my magic before groceries would be bought. Something had either gotten spilled or something had leaked to the point that my little jar of minced garlic was not able to be moved. It was schmucked down tight. Another day, I will wash out the crisper drawers and also remove the multiple storage pods in both of the refrigerator doors for a freshening. A bit every day and none of it feels overwhelming. But . . . as I have said before, what my eyes see the mind cannot ignore.
I worked in the studio for a time today. Someone special has asked me for an embroidered item. I used the Tool Box software program to pull a design together. I did share the image as I had taken a photo of it. Today was time spent pulling together stabilizer and various spools of bright colored thread. Time will tell how it all turns out.
When I was at the grocer’s, their steam tables of their noon specials were turned off. At that time each day they portion it out and sell it in the cooler area along with other items such as Mrs. Gerry’s products. Yup, we are having tater tot hotdish for supper with Mrs. Gerry’s coleslaw, cranberries and cottage cheese.
Last night was a shot in the dark. I had bought a bag of Simply Potatoes from the refrigerator section in the grocery store. It was the option that contains some spices. I had used half of the bag last weekend. Last night I put the potatoes on a paper-plate, covering it with a damp paper towel. While giving it two separate blasts of two minutes each in the microwave, I was heating up a small can of Dinty Moore’s Stew. The stew spooned over those hot spicy hashbrowns, made a great tasting meal. The potatoes soaked up the gravy . . . it was a very easy meal. Of course Dennis liked it as it was a hot meal.
Not to be surprised if there is no post tomorrow. At 1:45, Dennis has an appointment at the Limb-Lab in Mankato. It’s in the old Madison East shopping area. Once a year, the VA writes a prescription for a pair of leather shoes that the lab makes the orthotics to fit into allowing for the space that toes would generally fill. They don’s assume to order the shoes from last year’s mold. They begin the process from step one. They also make sure that the right shoe has the correct innards for stable, even walking. Sweet.
With that I will take my leave. ♥