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11/9/26

Ethan had his first day at his new job. He said it is a small office with not very many people there.  He worked on a special welding today that was taught to him while he was interviewing.  He said everyone seems nice. His complaint was about the traffic coming home. There was an accident on the expressway. He was not pleased to be sitting in traffic. I say it is far better to sit in traffic than to be the person that got into the accident. I tried some new recipe’s for our Thanksgiving dinner. I have a few tweaks to do prior to completing the final products. I send Paul funny videos when we sit on the couch together. Part of me likes to share the laugh, the other part is to watch Paul react to the videos.  Sometimes the videos feature something shocking. He was making lots of faces and reacting fabulously tonight. We were also laughing so hard at a few of them, it was cracking Ethan up. Hilarious! My debit card was shut off for “fraudulent behavior”. I had to call and g...
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11/7/26

I took a large load of stuff from my basement and dropped it off at good will today. I also listed a few things on Marketplace. I had a few annoying inquiries….but overall sold a few things already! Cool! I have two things I already have money for but the pickup will be in over a week. Some guy came to pick up an item in the early afternoon. I made sure to read up on Facebook scams to make sure I am not a victim. I heard about a new Goodwill opening up across town. I will have to check that out. It is supposed to be a big one!  Paul is picking up a load of pavers purchased on Marketplace. He will use them to build a walk way to our fire out. Paul hates mowing that area because it is a weird shaped spot for him to mow. Ethan starts his new job tomorrow. He is nervous and excited. He is happy to be using his brain a little more at this position. We went to visit with my Mom and Gene today. It was a nice visit. I am so glad they chose this place for themselves! They are really doing s...

11/6/26

Ethan, his friend and Paul all went to JNK day. They took my van and used the back for their home base. Paul said it was wild. It has grown significantly. Ethan was able to do a few passes through the field with his go-cart on steroids. He was pleased. He took lots of footage and video.  He plans to make a YouTube video and get that posted soon. Before Ethan came home, my geriatric van’s battery died. Oh dear….hospice.  Ethan tried calling me as well as Paul and neither of us were near our phones.  Luckily, he found the jumper cables I had bought myself a few years ago. I got the jumper cables in the Aisle of Shame at Aldie. He was able to breath a little life back into the van to at least drive it home. Paul said he “hopes” it won’t die on me when I am out and about. Fabulous! I will likely be stranded somewhere. I deep cleaned the carpet and couch over the course of a few hours. All the dogs were bathed and I vacuumed everything.  I even got the steam cleaner out a...

11/5/26

I was annoyed this morning. There are two random keys on our counter. They have been there for days. No one knows how they got there or what they are for. How does this happen? I have all the keys that are important flagged. They each have their special home so I always know where they are (except the one $300 van key I lost that one time 😬). I had lunch with a friend. It was good to see her and chat about all the adventures she has had over the summer. Avery came over to grab a piece of pizza and drop off the carpet cleaner she had borrowed. Just in time to really use it this weekend. I plan to shampoo the rug and the couch.  Unfortunately my power nose can smell dog despite giving all 4 of them frequent baths. I also do my exercises on the floor routinely.  We had a good visit with Avery. Tomorrow she is presenting her research from over the summer at St John Fisher college. She teased Paul and told him his shoes looked like they were built for comfort and not esthetic’s. S...

11/5/26

we slept with the fan in the window. Big mistake. I woke up congested with a headache. I am definitely allergic to something that is out this time of year.  As the day went on, I felt better but was just a bit tired. I did add salt to the wound by choosing to sit outside to work for a couple hours. Allergies make me tired. I went to my dentist appointment - no issues this time around, Yay!  I have had the same dental hygienist for 20 + years. She is a fun person and years ago I thought it would be fun to go out to eat with her. We have met several times for dinner and I enjoy chatting with her. Paul teases me that I am dating her…we set up dinner plans for next week! Ha ha. I hope I am a good date. Ha! I zoomed over to Avery’s afterward to help her with the rug shampooer she borrowed from us. Avery hugs…yay. I came home with a headache and am going to bed early.

11/4/26

Life is funny how it can send you in different directions throughout the day. I conducted my first interview at 7:00 am. I had coffee and felt I was on my game as was the person I was speaking with. I enjoyed the conversation.  Next up, meeting with the nephrologist for Ethan. Ethan had a 10 minute break and planned to hop on a video call at 9:00. They usually take about 10 minutes so we figured it would be good timing. The doctor is technically challenged. She was 10 minutes late joining the meeting. Once she joined, she couldn’t hear us, had to grab someone to help her trouble shoot, left the video and had to rejoin once she logged into a different computer. 9:15 she finally joined. By that point, Ethan was pissed and gave short answers. We wrapped that meeting up just short of 9:30. She was pleased that his kidney values have remained steady and he seems to be in a holding pattern. Yay! At 9:30, I jumped on my next meeting presenting our software to a new Hospital manager. I fin...

11/3/26

Paul had the day off because it was Election Day. I didn’t have this day off. I was jealous. The weather was so nice. Did you vote today? Paul, Ethan and I had a voting date. Ethan was a bit nervous as he has never voted. In the past, he was focusing on recovering, not politics. This is definitely growth. There was another dad there with his first time voter. Of course Avery did early voting….overachiever! Ha ha. At lunch I did a medication run. I went to two different pharmacies to pick up Ethan’s and my medication. I saved Ethan the trip as I knew voting would interrupt his pharmacy run. It was so nice out. I love these warm fall days!