Sharp's Travels

It was 56 degrees is morning which made it nice for walking, was able to wear shorts and a light jacket. I took Cheri for her 9:00 am PT. She continues doing her exercises here at home plus more help with the house chores. I went over to Donna Perkins this morning as she had some questions on some things she wants to do in her kitchen. I had a nice visit with her and is planning to have someone come in and do some painting for her. Later I went to check out the kitchen popcorn ceiling I did yesterday. It was dry but didn’t blend well with the old ceiling. I was very unhappy with it. I didn’t do good enough job of blending the hole patches. But they are happy with the way it turned out. I came home very disappointed. I took the rest of the day off and watched the Badger football game, the last game for the season. This evening we picked up Dennis (the guy I walk with) and his wife Suzanne and took them to Harry’s in Lakeland for dinner. We had a good time, first time we have done anything together. It was near 7:30 pm when we got home. We were both tired and decide to go to bed and watch TV there. Thank you God for being with us today and time spent with new friends.

It was another nice morning for walking, 54 degrees. Cheri slept in because I was leaving at 6:30 am and wouldn’t be here to help her out of the shower. I headed to Dade City for my accountability group breakfast and Bible study. We finished Acts chapter four. It was around 9:00 am when I got home. I helped Cheri with a few things before heading out to work on the kitchen project. Today was popcorn day. I got things masked off and sprayed the popcorn finish on the ceiling. I wasn’t happy with the way it turned out as I should have done a better job on the ceiling patching. It was a job as I had a big clean up job when I got done spraying. I worked through the lunch hour as I didn’t want quit until I was done. So it was 3:00 pm when I got done with the cleanup and cleaning the spay gun. So we had an early supper of leftovers. Cheri continues to do her exergies and some additional work in the house still using her cane to get around. A little after 5:00 pm I headed out Tampa Bay country to check out a job for a client that I have done a lot of work for. I told them I couldn’t do it but wanted me to come over and check it out and wanted pointers on what needed to be done. It was 7:00 pm when I got home. We watched a couple of episodes of Life below Zero the Next Generation and some more home improvement shows before calling it a night. Thank you God for helping us through this day.  

It was a much nicer walk this morning as the temp was back up to 54 degrees. I took Cheri for her 9:00 am PT. The therapist was very happy with the progress that she has made the last couple of days. I also took her for her heart doctor appointment at 11:30 am. She also got a good report from him and doesn’t have to go back for six months. It was noon when she got done with her doctor appointment so we went to BK to use another of our coupons for Whoppers, fries, and drinks for lunch. After lunch I went and fixed our neighbors screen that came off in the wind storm the other day. I also moved a few things around in my work area. I got things together for tomorrow when I work on spraying the popcorn ceiling at the kitchen project.  I made a trip to the post office to mail a package of an item I was returning that wouldn’t work for me. Cheri was busy with exercises and reading her novel. She also got a meat loaf going in the crockpot for supper plus baked beans going in another crockpot for supper. This evening we watched a couple of movies and home improvement shows. Thank you God for a productive day and keeping us healthy.  

It was another cold 30 degrees morning for the walk. Helped Cheri with her shower, made the bed, got Cheri’s medications ready, fixed breakfast, and coffee. After breakfast Cheri was busy with her exercises. After I shaved and dressed I got the computer set up to stream the church service at 10:00 am and then the Sunday school class at 11:30 am. Just before 1:00 pm I got the pizza in oven. This afternoon Cheri started watching some movies that she recorded. I did some computer work and was having a problem receiving some of the e-mails. I talked to Darren and he fixed the problem. I tried to watch a movie with Cheri but soon was asleep. Cheri also spend a lot of time reading. I tried to do some reading but couldn’t stay awake. We did stay up to watch the Green Bay Packer football game and was 11:30 pm when I finally turned off the TV. Thank you God for time spent with you today.  

It was a cold 30 degrees for the morning walk. The temp for the day never got above 50 degree until 3:00 pm and topped out at 51 degrees. I didn’t even go out to the Hole-in-one donut shop this morning. I figured that they probably were closed like they were at Thanksgiving. I did go out for groceries this morning and that was all I did for the day. Was going to do the popcorn spraying on the kitchen project but was too cold to mix the plaster. Cheri continued doing her exercises. So our day was reading and never turned on the TV until 1:00 pm to watch the Tampa Bay buccaneers football game. After the game I fixed leftover lasagna for supper. I was excited to see that we had NBC back on Dish and now will be able to see the Green Bay Packer football game tomorrow night. It was an evening of TV watching Gold Rush the Dirt, a movie, and some home improvement shows. Thank you God for a relaxing day and keeping us healthy and safe.  

Merry Christmas to everyone. Many of us weren’t able to celebrate with family because of the virus. But that should not stop us from celebrating the birth of Jesus. Cheri and I made breakfast together having scrambled eggs, bacon, English muffin with jelly, juice, and coffee. I did do a load of laundry which we do the bedding on Fridays. We got a face time call from Darren and Wyatt showed us all the toys he got. He was excited about the transformers he received. Later Sandy (Cheri’s sister) and Greg called from Maine and it was 55 degrees there and only 49 here but did warm to 52 degrees here. Not going to find it very often that it is colder in Florida than Maine. The rest of our day was spent reading, napping, and watching TV. Around 2:00 pm I put lasagna in the oven to have for an early dinner as we didn’t have any lunch. Thank you God for sending your son Jesus to save the world from our sins.   

Well your time is running out if you need to buy a Christmas present for your sweetie. The temp was just right for our walk this morning. I helped Cheri with her shower and while she was getting dressed I started a load of laundry. After breakfast I was able to get the laundry into the dryer and another load started in the washer. Then it was time to take Cheri for her PT. When we got home she needed to have the ice machine on her knee. I went next door to work on the kitchen project but only some electrical and for only an hour and a half.  When I got home I fixed us a late lunch. After lunch I did some internet searching on how thick to mix the popcorn plaster that I hope to do Saturday if it isn’t too cold. I finished up the third load of laundry.  After a shower and getting cleaned up I joined Cheri as she was busy reading her novel. I started to do some reading when we got a call from Nikki wishing us a Merry Christmas and had a nice long visit with her. We had leftovers from our meal at Harry’s which was still very good. Early this evening Donna Perkins brought over some fresh baked coffee cake that was still warm. This evening we watch NCIS LA, Property Brothers, and another home improvement show before calling it a night. Thank you God for a blessed day.  

It was another good day. Always look forward to the morning walk with Dennis. Couldn’t linger around this morning as had to get Cheri to PT at 9:00 am. On the way home from the PT we stopped at the pharmacy to pick up more meds for Cheri. I had gotten a text from the party that I installed the hot water heater for and wanted me to come and set it for hotter water and fix an outside outlet that wasn’t working for Christmas lights. I left the house at 11:00 am to take care of that project all that was wrong with the out let was the ground fault breaker was tripped from rain. Then I got the thermostat set higher on the water heater. I called Bob Conover who lives in Tampa Bay country and stopped over to visit with him. He is going through many health issues along with cancer. It was good to see him and have a visit with him. When I got home I went to work unpacking the kitchen cabinets that came last night. They were piled high on three pallets and needed help so I when to see if Dennis could come over and help unpack them. He came right over to help with unpacking, inspecting, and getting them in our sunroom until it is time to install them. Thank you Dennis for your help as I couldn’t have done it by myself. Cheri and I headed out to Lakeland to have dinner at Harry’s (our favorite place to eat). It was Cheri’s second outing and got along well with the cane and my arm to help her. The food was excellent as always and brought home enough for another meal. It was after 6:00 pm when we arrived home. We watched some home improvement shows before calling it a night. Thank you God for helping us through this day.

Three pallets of cabinets

Fourteen total cabinets

All in our sunroom.

We had another good day. A little cooler for the morning walk. I left the house at 6:30 am heading to Dade City for my accountability group breakfast and Bible study. It was around 9:00 am when I got home. Cheri was busy vacuuming the floor and then mopped it. She is using the cane most of the time now but has to hobble around with the vacuum cleaner and mop. I went right to work on the kitchen project. I got the wire run for the stove and the floor put back together. I was done by 2:30 pm. Nice to be done early. Cheri made a casserole for me to take over to Pam and Mikes. Pam just got out of the hospital this afternoon. They were sitting outside in their patio so I sat and had a nice visit with them. It was around 4:00 pm when I got home. After my shower I warmed up the leftover enchiladas for supper. We had settled in for the night watching TV when at 6:15 pm I got a call from the trucking company saying he was out at our park entrance and had three pallets cabinets. He didn’t think he could into the park with the big semi and had to convince him that he could because I had cabinet delivered before and they had no problem. They were supposed to notify me a couple of days in advance. So it was a surprise and unloaded them in the dark and couldn’t check them out to see if there was any damage. I looked with the flash light and from what I could see everything looked ok. Then it was back to watching our evening TV shows. Thank you God for blessed day and time spent with the men in the accountability group.  

It was a good day and everything went as planned. Good weather for the morning walk with Dennis, helping Cheri with her shower, making the bed, getting us breakfast, and coffee all before leaving the house at 8:45 am for Cheri’s PT. When we got home I got Cheri settled in her recliner and the ice machine hooked up which she needed after the PT workout. I cleaned some of the stuff out of the truck that I didn’t need for today. Then took the old water heater to the recycle place and got $10.68. By the time I was done with all of that I fixed us an early lunch so I could go and work on the kitchen project. I got some flooring removed so I can run some additional wire for the stove as it will be in a different location. I also removed the air return box and laid the filter over the hole in the floor. I cut in another opening in the existing wall to add and outlet plus a splice point for electrical. I even had time to go to Lowes to get the electrical that I hope to install tomorrow. It was around 4:30 pm when I got home. Cheri had been doing her exercises and walking, she also made Beef Enchiladas for supper. It was nice that I didn’t have to think about what I was going to fix. It was a normal evening of TV as we watched a three hour episode of Gold Rush before calling it a night. Thank you God for a blessed day.   

I really don’t have much to write about today. I did the morning walk with Dennis, helped Cheri with her shower, fixed breakfast, and coffee. By the time the bed was make and kitchen cleaned up it was time to stream the church service at 10:00 am. The virus is under control and the choir was back. After the church service we streamed the Sunday school lesson. It was 12:45 pm before Charlie got done. Then it was time to get the pizza in the oven for a late lunch. Cheri got all of her exercises done before the church service but continued to walk throughout the day, making more progress. The rest of the afternoon Cheri watch some Hallmark movies and I napped. I woke up at 5:00 pm and after I got my thoughts together I got up and fixed us the usual Sunday evening English muffin with peanut butter along with a chocolate chip cookie. We watched some of the new fall shows before calling it a night. Thank you God for time spent with you, church, and Sunday school.

Today’s walk was about the same temp as yesterday. After getting Cheri out of the shower I headed to the Hole-in-One donut shop to get our usual Saturday morning breakfast sandwich and cinnamon rolls. At 9:00 am I was getting things ready to go and work on the kitchen project when I got a call from a client in Tampa Bay country telling me that there hot water heater was leaking and didn’t have any hot water. So I headed over to check it out. I turned off the power and hooked a hose to start draining it. I ended up going to Lowes to get a new water heater and all the plumbing fitting I needed to change out the old one. After Lowes I went home to fix dinner for us with Cheri’s help. Then it was back to Tampa Bay Country to remove the old water heater and install the new one. Everything went well and was back home by 4:30 pm. On the way home I wanted to drop off the old water heater at the recycling but it was closed. After a shower and getting cleaned up I fixed us Fajita Chicken with rice in a fajita sauce with bell peppers and onions. Sounds like I did a lot to prepare it but it was a frozen bag dinner, but had to add some additional seasoning to make it taste good. Cheri spent her day with exercises and reading a novel. This evening it was watching the Wisconsin Badger football game I recorded and then the Green Bay Packer game. Cheri went to bed around 9:00 pm and watched TV. It was 11:30 pm when I finally got to bed. Thank you God for productive day and keeping us healthy.

I needed a heaver jacket this morning for my walk, a little colder than yesterday. I was supposed to go and get groceries yesterday as we were out of milk. Well that didn’t happen so Cheri fixed us pancakes for breakfast this morning. I did get the bedding in the washing machine early. We left the house at 8:45 am taking Cheri for her PT. While she was doing her PT I went to Lowes to buy some spray for inside the house and a stop at the bank for a deposit. After picking up Cheri we stopped at the pharmacy to pick up Cheri’s meds. After I got her settled at home I went grocery shopping. Cheri had a list of things that I needed to pick up. I couldn’t believe how busy the grocery store was. When I got home with the groceries Cheri put them away while I headed out to BK. We had a coupon for two Whoppers, two fries, and two drinks for nine dollars. It was Cheri’s idea for them, wonder if she is getting tired of what I have been fixing for her. I had planned on working this afternoon but by the time everything was done it was too late to get anything done. Cheri and I both read our books this afternoon. Cheri continues to make more progress each day. She still needs my help in doing things. With the big lunch today we only had a hotdog for supper. This evening we watched more of Alaska the Last Frontier. We really enjoy watching that show. Thank you God for a blessed day.

It was a normal morning with the walk, helping Cheri, making the bed, and having breakfast together. I did start a load of laundry early after Cheri got done with her shower. By 7:00 am it was ready for the dryer and then started another load. I did some computer work which took a while. Then back to fold the laundry and getting a third load started. Then I headed out to work on the kitchen project. I got the second coat of plaster on and hung a sheet of drywall before lunch. When I got home Cheri had made a batch of Chocolate chip cookies and finished the laundry. This afternoon I cleaned the truck bed out and loaded up things to take to the recycling center. I actually made 21 dollars. Then I made a trip to Home Depot to see about getting a cut in electrical box that they didn’t have at Lowes, well they didn’t have it at Home Depot either. I hate going to Home Depot because it is so hard to get out of their parking lot on to the highway because of all the traffic. It was around 4:30 pm when I got home. I headed to the shower to get cleaned up and then started supper. We had leftovers from the skillet meal we had a couple days ago. Cheri continues to improve some each day, doing more walking with the cane. It was a normal evening of TV. Thank you God for helping us through this day.   

The morning walk was about the same temp as yesterday, just a light jacket. I took Cheri for her 9:00 am haircut then back home so she could curl her hair before going to PT at 10:00 am. It was near 11:30 am when we got home. We were both hungry so we had an early lunch. I got Cheri hooked up to the ice machine as her knee was hurting from the PT. She is doing more walking with a cane. I did some computer work and got some authorizations to return some items that I had ordered and didn’t need. I made a trip to Lowes to return some electrical things that I didn’t need for the kitchen project. I also bought some new pails of damp rid for Larry and Denise’s house. Cheri called me and wanted me to bring home subs from Jersey Mike’s for supper. So we ended up having an early supper. During one of the shows we were watching was talking about telling stories and Cheri said would you tell me a story? So I said “I Love You”. She just looked at me and I said that it was a short story that was true and was a love story. She laughed and said that I shouldn’t try to have it published. Our evening of TV was watching episodes of Alaska Last Frontier on Dish demand. Thank you God for a blessed and healthy day.     

It was a little cooler for the morning and had to wear a light jacket. Cheri didn’t get up early this morning. She was still in bed when I left at 6:30 am. I told her she couldn’t take a shower while I was gone in case she needed help as she does to get out of the shower. I left for my Tuesday morning breakfast and Bible study. We studied Acts chapter three. When I got home I found that Cheri had washed dishes. After I changed I headed for work on the kitchen. I got the rest of the first coat of plaster on the ceiling. They also had trouble with their thermoset. I thought I had an old one and came home to check and found Cheri vacuuming the floors. I was late getting home and Cheri had started fixing a new recipe called “Potato Kielbasa Skillet” for supper. She also did more walking with the cane. So today was a big improvement from yesterday. I hope she didn’t overdo it and not able to sleep tonight. This evening we watched All Rise, Bull, and a couple of home improvement shows. Miss our NBC shows as they are still not available on Dish. Thank you God for Cheri’s improvement and helping us through this day.

I was able to do my morning walk without a jacket as it was warm. Three or four days ago it was like 34 degrees and this morning it was 64 degrees. I took Cheri for her 9:00 am PT appointment. Not sure what all she had to do today but when we got home she wanted the ice machine put on. At 10:30 am I headed over to work on the kitchen project. I worked on plastering the ceiling holes I had plugged. I quit at 3:00 pm as I just couldn’t force myself to do anymore. I am over half done with the first coat of plaster. After I got cleaned up I headed over to Lowes as I needed another pail of plaster. For supper I fixed the last of the chicken and dumplings which were still very good. This evening we watched more of Gold Rush, NCIS LA, NCIS New Orleans, and a home improvement show. Thank you God for helping us through this day and keeping the virus away.

I only needed a light jacket this morning for my walk. After helping Cheri with her shower I got things ready for breakfast. After Cheri and I had breakfast together Cheri did exercises and walking. I did some computer work. Also watched the rest of the Badger football game. At 10:00 am we streamed the church service. We didn’t have a choir today as one of the members tested positive for the virus, so they are all being quarantined. We did have a young man play guitar and sing along with the piano player. Pastor Randy’s message was from 2 Peter 3:17-18. Our Sunday school lesson was from Luke 1:26-38. God involves humanity in the redemptive plan of His creation. After Sunday school I fixed the usual Sunday pizza. The rest of the afternoon was napping and watching some Christmas movies. This evening I fixed us a couple of English muffins with peanut butter. We watched Dateline, First 48 Hours, and Gold Rush. Thank you God for this day that you blessed us with.  

After my morning walk with Dennis I helped Cheri with her shower and wrote the blog. Being it was Saturday I headed to the Hole in One donut shop for the breakfast sandwich and cinnamon rolls. After I got Cheri settled in her recliner and hooked up to the ice machine I went to work on the kitchen project. I worked on getting the rest of the ceiling holes plugged. I was done with that by noon. After lunch I went back and did some electrical work on installing a wireless three way switch. Well one of the switches wouldn’t work with the transmit module I had. When I got home I ordered a new three way wireless switch. After my shower I settled in to watch some of the Wisconsin Badger football game. I watched it until half time and then went to the grocery store to get a couple of pies to take to our Sunday school Christmas party. It was the first outing for Cheri since her surgery on Oct 16^th.  She made out pretty good and enjoyed the outing to see everyone. When we got back in our park we rode around and checked out all the Christmas lights. When we got back to the house we called it a night and watched a little TV in bed. Thank you God for getting us through the day and time spent with our church friends.

Normal morning with walk, blog, and breakfast with Cheri. We left the house at 8:40 am heading downtown for Cheri’s PT. The therapist had her doing different exercises today. She even had her walk with a cane and told her to try and walk at home with the cane. She did pretty good but a lot slower as she isn’t that sure of her balance. I did a load of laundry this morning and planned on going to work on the kitchen project but got lazy and couldn’t force myself to go. I ended up in the recliner all afternoon reading and napping. We had more of the chicken and dumplings for supper and have enough for another meal. This evening we watched some home improvement shows, All Rise, and the rest of Expedition X that we had started watching last night. Thank you God for guiding us through this day.

I did my morning walk which was still on the cold side. I helped Cheri with her shower and then started a load of laundry. After breakfast I got Cheri hooked up with her leg wraps and the ice machine. Then got the first load of laundry into the dryer and started another load in the washer. I headed over to Lowes to get two sheets of drywall to use in the patching of the ceiling at the kitchen project. When I got home from Lowes I got another load of laundry going. Then went to work on the kitchen project. I worked until noon then came home to fix lunch for us and then back to work. I was done for the day at 3:30 pm and got over half the holes in the ceiling patched. I folded laundry and headed for the shower. This afternoon Cheri worked in the kitchen and made chicken and dumplings for supper. She said that it was more than she should have done as she was up on her feet for too long of a time and was really hurting her knee. I rested a bit after my shower before dishing up the chicken and dumplings for us. This evening we watched Seal Team, SWAT, FBI, and Expedition X before calling it a night. Thank you God for a blessed day.

It was a cold 34 degree walk this morning. We left the house at 8:10 am for Cheri’s doctor appointment with the infections disease doctor. She wants Cheri on the meds for four more weeks. From there we went to Cheri’s PT but had to wait a half hour in the car before it was time to go in. After that we stopped at the pharmacy to pick up Cheri’s meds. When we got home I got Cheri hooked up with the leg wraps and an ice pack for her. Then I headed out to the grocery store as there were many things we needed. It was noon when I got home. After putting the groceries away I fixed us lunch. Then I headed out to Dade City to have the oil changed in the truck which I wait for and took over two hours. They told me that I have another oil leak and this time I got to go in the service area to see it. It wasn’t a real leak but was doing some weeping. So they put some dye in the oil to see where it is coming from. I will check it in a few weeks to see where it is coming from. I got a call from a lady here in the park and told me to stop at her place on the way home as she had made soup for us to have for supper. After supper I crashed in the recliner to relax. I didn’t see much TV as I napped most of the evening before calling it a night. Cheri was hurting after the PT and kept her leg elevated with ice most of the day.    Thank you God for a productive day. Thank you for getting us through another day and keeping us healthy.

Cold walk this morning with 45 degrees. Cheri was in and out of the shower before I left at 6:30 am heading to Dade City for my accountability breakfast and Bible study. We finished Acts chapter two this morning. It was around 9:00 am when I got home. Cheri continues to make a little more progress each day but still using the walker. I headed next door to work on the kitchen. I moved wiring for a light switch to a new wall. I did insulating of the holes in the ceiling and also worked on getting the holes squared up so I can patch them. I still have one to square up and then I will be ready to patch the holes with new drywall. I really had to force myself to work today as I was tired and it wasn’t something I really wanted to do today. I did take a break at noon to come home and fix us our lunch. We had chicken and mashed potatoes for supper along with a couple of M&M cookies. This evening Donna Perkins and her daughter Kathy came over for a visit. Nice to see them as Kathy leaves in the morning to head back north. We did watch a couple of episodes Yukon Men before calling it a night. Thank you God for a productive day. 

Ceiling work

No walk this morning had we a misty rainy day. I took Cheri for her 9:00 am PT appointment. The therapist was pleased with how much movement she has with her knee. She has to go back two more times this week and then three times next week. After that they will reassess her to see if she will need more PT. I worked most of the day getting the kitchen cabinets figured out and took the layout over to the client to see if it was ok. She was happy so headed back home to place the order. This was all something that she was supposed to do but turned out to be more than she could handle. I was exhausted when I got done and was ready to relax the rest of the day. Managed to do a little reading and napped while trying to watch some TV. Dick and Linda brought us a hot rotisserie chicken and a box of cookies. So we had a hot meal for lunch. We had the last of the baked spaghetti for supper. Tomorrow we will have chicken along with whatever I can find to go with it. This evening we watched Dateline and NCIS LA before calling it a night. Thank you God for taking care of us and keeping healthy.

Our day started out like other days. I got my morning walk done, helped Cheri in and out of the shower, and wrote the blog. Cheri and I had breakfast together this morning and enjoyed coffee while watching the news. At 10:00 am we streamed the church service. Pastor Randy’s message today was from 2 Peter 3:10-13. After church we streamed the Sunday school lesson. Our lesson today was from Luke 1:13-25. God’s promises point to His redemptive plan for His creation. It was 12:30 pm when Sunday school was over. I fixed our usual Sunday Pizza for lunch and just an English muffin for supper. I worked all afternoon on pricing out two different models of kitchen cabinets for the kitchen project. It was after 5:00 pm when I quit and still didn’t get done. Doing two different lay outs takes a lot of time to get it correct. Cheri watched some Christmas shows while I worked on the cabinets. Later we watched the Packer football game and home remodeling shows. Thank you God for a bless day spending more time with you.

After my morning walk, writing the blog, and helping Cheri with the shower I made the trip to Hole in One donut shop to get the Saturday morning breakfast sandwich and cinnamon rolls. We sat at the kitchen table watching the news while having our breakfast with coffee. I got Cheri into her recliner and hooked up to the ice machine and leg wraps. Then I made a trip to Lowes to pick up some things I needed for the kitchen project. When I got home unhooked Cheri from the ice machine so she could get around while I was at work on the kitchen project. She continued doing exercises for her knee. Today I cut the holes in the ceiling, run the new wiring, and got all five lights installed. It was a good day and everything went well. Yes I took a break at noon to fix lunch for us. I was done work for the day at 3:00 pm. After getting cleaned up I headed to the recliner to relax a bit before fixing dinner. Well time slipped away because I fell asleep for an hour before I started dinner. We had more of the leftover baked spaghetti with homemade bread toasted. We watched the Badger football game, Blue Bloods, and Gold Rush before calling it a night. Thank you God for a productive day and keeping us healthy.

Ceiling lighting work.

Normal morning walk and much warmer. Cheri was up and in the shower and was about ready for me to help her get out of the shower. She is able to get in by herself but has to have help to get up and out. I stripped the bed and got into the washer. In fact the bedding was done and back on the bed before 7:30 am. Once again we had breakfast together at the kitchen table. When Cheri got to the recliner I got the leg wraps on and the ice machine hooked up. I disconnected it before I left for work as she can’t get up when it is connected to her. Cheri continued walking with the walker and doing a few things around the house. I worked on removing a half wall, more electrical work, and spotting the can lights. I am not looking forward to cutting the holes in the ceiling because of all the loose insulation that will fall down, makes a dirty dusty mess. I did come home at noon to get our lunch and Cheri meds for her. Then it was back to work until 3:00 pm. I was ready for a hot shower to get cleaned up. After that I headed out to install a new doorbell for a party here in the park. I was back home by 5:00 pm and started getting dinner, had more of the baked spaghetti along with an English muffin with garlic butter. This evening we watched some home improvement shows and the two hour fall premier of Seal Team. Thank you God for a blessed day.

Some of my demo work

Demo and Electrical

More demo

It was a little warmer for the walk this morning. Cheri was up when I got back from my walk and needed help to get out of the shower. After she got cleaned up we had breakfast together at the kitchen table. The nurse came around 11:00 am. I didn’t get a chance to talk to her as I was at work on the kitchen project. I did come home at noon to fix our lunch and to start another load of laundry. I had a good day at work and got more of the electrical wiring rerun, big job trying rewire where the wires are too short. I have one more wall switch to move to a different wall and then it will be time to install the new can lights. That is going to be a big job as there is loose insulation above the ceiling and no openings in the rafters to run the wires. I was done earlier today as it was too late to remove the wall section. Cheri was doing more walking today and even did some ironing, took clothes out of the washing machine and put them in the dryer. She even folded then laundry. She also placed a few things around the house to make it look a little like Christmas. Doing all of this while using the walker. Dennis (the guy I walk with) and his wife Susanne brought over baked spaghetti with homemade bread right out of the oven hot and ready to eat. It was excellent. It was a normal evening with the TV. Not happy that Dish and the other companies can’t come to terms as now we lost NBC network until they get things settled. Of course we are the ones that will suffer as we don’t have it now and when we do it will cost us more. Thank you God for a productive day and keeping us healthy.   

Our Christmas tree.

It was 30 degrees colder this morning than yesterday morning for the walk. It was 64 yesterday and 34 this morning, hard to believe that much difference in 24 hours. The high for the day was only 63 degrees. When I got back from my walk Cheri was ready for me help her get into the shower. She sat at the kitchen table for breakfast and her medicine. First time that has happened since she had her surgery. I left the house at 7:30 am to take the car to Wesley Chapel for oil change service. On the way back home I took the car through the car wash as it was pretty dirty. When I got home I checked on Cheri and then went to Wal-Mart for groceries and many other things that we needed. It was noon when I got home. After getting things put away I fixed our lunch. With that over it was time to leave for my eye appointment at the VA in Tampa. I got the stiches out and got a good report from the doctor. I will have to go back in five week for a final checkup. I still have a little black and blue from the surgery. After I got home I took the truck though the car wash as it was as dirty at the car. Nice to have them both clean. I was wondering what I was going to fix for supper when Cheri told me that Mike and Pam where bring over soup and pie for our supper. Thanks Mike and Pam the timing was great as I wasn’t sure what I was going to fix. The soup was really good and to have on cold night, then the pie and cheese to top it off. Thank you. It was a normal evening of TV with me napping through most of the shows. Thank you God for the good health reports and safe travels.  

It was 30 degrees colder this morning for the morning walk. Cheri was up early and wanted me to help her get into the shower. Which really made her feel better. She was tired of the sponge bath. Today was the first day that she didn’t have to have any bandage on her knee. I left the house at 6:45 am heading to Dade City for my accountability group breakfast and Bible Study. When I got home Cheri was doing some walking and doing her exercises. I went next door to work on the kitchen project. Came home at noon to fix Cheri and my lunch. After getting Cheri settled in her recliner I went back to work. I was done for the day at 3:30 pm. I took a shower and got cleaned up and then started supper. I had fixed a frozen bag dinner before and it wasn’t very good and still had half the bag left, so this time after I cooked it and added some Alfredo sauce which made it a lot better. This evening we watched fall shows we recorded. Thank you God for taking care of us today and time spent with my accountability group.

After my morning walk I got Cheri her breakfast. After she got herself cleaned up I helped her get dressed. She walked some before getting to her recliner. I helped her with her meds and then it was time for me to get cleaned up for the day. I left the house at 9:00 am and went to Lowes to pick up a few things I needed for the kitchen work today. I was back home to check on Cheri before going to work at 10:00 am. I came home at noon and got our lunch ready and then took a shower to clean up and get ready to take Cheri for her 2:30 pm doctor appointment in Brandon. I always leave early because you never know what the traffic is going to be like. Well it wasn’t bad and was there a half hour early. Because of all the new cases of the COVID I wasn’t able to see the doctor with Cheri. She got the stiches removed and no bleeding. Her knee looks good for all she has been through. The doctor was pleased with all the movement she has. She will start PT next week, wants to make sure it healed well before starting. On the way home we stopped to fill the car with gas and then over to Jersey Mikes for a sub to have for supper. We both fell asleep in our recliners while trying to watch some TV and decide to go to bed early as we were both exhausted. Thank you God for a blessed day with safe travels and a good report from the doctor.