Hole in the Wall

This is the damage when the man of the house lost his balance and crashed into the wall.
Thank goodness he was not hurt.

We got an estimate today on repairing and were surprised it will be less that $200. We were very impressed with the contractor. When the person who recommended him said the word, contractor, all I could see were dollar signs.

Sometimes it's nice to be wrong.

4:40 A.M.

What you do not want to hear at 4:40 a.m. - the dog is barking.

That's what I heard. So, out of bed, down the hall, grab the treat canister, and clang the lid to the can.

This usually brings Jill running in.  Not this time. I opened the sliding door so she could hear the noise. Finally she made it. I gave her a treat, put the doggy door in place and went back to bed.
She preceded me down the hall and took her place on the same bed.

A few minutes later she jumped down and left. This means she is going to lie down in the hall or near the dog exit. I could not believe it when I heard her bark again - loudly at first and then farther and farther away. She had gone out the sliding door which I forgot to CLOSE.

Some days get off to a better start than others.

Shopping

 A trip out past the airport to see the "fly-in." The parking lot was full and additional parking was on the grass. We drove on by and saw no military planes.

Next to the feed store to buy shelled peanuts. Ten pounds weighs more and costs more than I had imagined. Carrying ten pounds tends to throw one off balance. I should have tried balancing it on my head for better navigating. I hope no one in the area thought I had been drinking. I had; but only coffee.

Next to the pet store for dog food. I'll swear. The animals eat almost better than we do.

And then to the huge market place. For the first time, ever, there were no carts OR baskets. I trudged on with two boxes of dog bones with a coupon, a pound of hamburger, an onion and as a last straw, the free bag of Doritos.

Luckily nothing was dropped except the onion. It fell onto the box holding the Doritos. We made it out fine.

Friday - At Last

I would say this has been a long week but that's not exactly true. Some not so funny things happened that made it seem long but actually the weeks seem to fly by.

The dish washer soap dispenser failed to open and release the soap so the dishes weren't clean.
(I haven't tried the pods.)

The televisions have had freezing interruptions and loss of sound. Very irritating when I'm trying to follow a conversation - or Jeopardy!

And then last night at midnight I am sleeping. I hear my name called. Lee has fallen in the bedroom. He's not hurt. He's weak and cannot get up. We tried a dining room chair, a step ladder and finally a foot stool. He was able to use that. I was about to call 911 but we didn't need an ambulance. I am going to check and see if they have a number for "public assist." I use to see that on the police blotter in the newspaper about ten years ago. They don't publish that or fire calls or ambulance calls any longer.
On Sunday there is a crime page listing bankruptcies, domestic problems, theft etc.

Old age ain't for sissies.

Thursday and No Excitement

This morning I made another loaf of beer bread and a meat loaf for lunch. ( We also had side dishes!)

A trip to the grocery store and another errand wore me out.

My goodness. Where's the Geritol?

More Alert

Yesterday afternoon we received a phone call from an unknown number. We don't answer feeling that if it's important, they will leave a message.

It was and they did.

From the company that distributed the dried beef, a notice about the recall. Very nice!

We are under a thunderstorm/highwind/tornado watch so that is all for now.  4:43 p.m.

Alert!

I suggest we all look at our grocery receipts. Today I bought just what I needed, no sauntering up and down the aisles looking for new stuff. One of the items on my list was dried beef. We had some a few weeks ago so I knew exactly where the product was located. The shelf was empty and a small sign said, "Temporarily out." Ok.

After we were home, I checked to see if the few coupons I had were applied. Yes, they were! It's so neat to choose an item you want and find it online with a discount. Add it to your list and it is automatically discounted when you buy it using your Dillon/Kroger card.

So today, looking at the receipt, I saw RECALL NOTICE at the bottom. Wow. It was the dried beef we were eating last week in the well known recipe "Sh&* on a Shingle" as it was known in the military. Although we had not any illness from eating it, I went to the fridge and threw out what was left in the container.

So, even though Big Brother of the Grocery store knows what you buy, what you use coupons for and offers you specials on those things, they will also warn you. One good thing about a big brother!