Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Sickness Carryover
Whatever it was that Josie had on Easter Sunday, I got a more severe dose last night. I was up and down a good part of the early evening and lost my cookies several times before midnight. I am still very weak this morning and have no idea what it was that caused this sickness. On top of that, I have to work today from 2 PM until 8:30. I really feel like doing that today. I will try to nurse myself until it's time to go at 1:15 so I hope I can make it. Sorry for the short post today, but that's about all I feel up to doing this morning...
Monday, April 6, 2015
Change in Easter Plans
Yesterday morning started with a concern. Josie had been up several times during the night with stomach cramps and other flu like symptoms. She went ahead and made her deviled eggs for our planned afternoon at Brian and Amy's for Easter dinner but as the morning progressed she felt feverish. I also started to get stomach pains, so we both thought there was a possibility that we had some kind of bug that potentially could be spread to the guests at Easter Dinner. That would not be a wise decision to take that chance, so we left messages for Amy that we would pass on the Easter visit. There were a couple of girls at Josie's shop that were out sick a couple of days last week with the stomach flu, and she thought she might be getting her turn with the sickness.
That made for a very quiet Easter Sunday for us. I watched the golf on TV while Josie tried to rest and get rid of whatever it was that made her feel poorly. I was feeling closer to normal toward the end of the day, but Josie was considering not going into work today for the first time in a long time. If I know her, she will still go into work as long as she has no fever and can go without any quick trips to the john.
I forgot to mention that I received another call from my doctor's office last week, after telling me initially that everything was OK, informing me that I had high cholesterol - what else is new - and he called in a prescription for me at the Pharmacy. The way I love eggs and cheeses, I will most likely always have that problem. I will go back in a couple months for another lab test to make sure the medication is working. Sometimes old eating habits are hard to break...
That made for a very quiet Easter Sunday for us. I watched the golf on TV while Josie tried to rest and get rid of whatever it was that made her feel poorly. I was feeling closer to normal toward the end of the day, but Josie was considering not going into work today for the first time in a long time. If I know her, she will still go into work as long as she has no fever and can go without any quick trips to the john.
I forgot to mention that I received another call from my doctor's office last week, after telling me initially that everything was OK, informing me that I had high cholesterol - what else is new - and he called in a prescription for me at the Pharmacy. The way I love eggs and cheeses, I will most likely always have that problem. I will go back in a couple months for another lab test to make sure the medication is working. Sometimes old eating habits are hard to break...
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Happy Easter
The Resort is experiencing more weekenders and a lot more kids than normal for the holiday. I took my walk yesterday morning and discovered many more boats than normal at the launch ramp:
I'm sure there was a lot more partying also as we saw several families that were having games - like corn-hole, for example - in the middle of the roads throughout the park. All of this, and people are beginning to leave for the summer months as some of the regular, seasonal people are heading back to their summer homes.
Our plans today include dinner at Brian and Amy's home for Easter. It will be the only day until next Saturday that Josie and I have off together. In fact, my work schedule will begin to fill again starting this week with two days scheduled. I will try to keep weekends open so we can plan some activities together.
Other than that, there is not much happening, so have a Happy Easter everybody!!
I'm sure there was a lot more partying also as we saw several families that were having games - like corn-hole, for example - in the middle of the roads throughout the park. All of this, and people are beginning to leave for the summer months as some of the regular, seasonal people are heading back to their summer homes.
Our plans today include dinner at Brian and Amy's home for Easter. It will be the only day until next Saturday that Josie and I have off together. In fact, my work schedule will begin to fill again starting this week with two days scheduled. I will try to keep weekends open so we can plan some activities together.
Other than that, there is not much happening, so have a Happy Easter everybody!!
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Continued Progress on House
Josie and I met at the house following her day at work yesterday to check on the progress. Another major milestone was reached as the stucco was done and the drywall is all taped and sanded and ready for the next step. They must have just completed the stucco in the afternoon as there were still some areas that were not totally dry. This is the way it looks now:
It looks like two different houses with the sun shining on the rear and not the front. The work has reached a point now where the next really big change will be the interior and exterior painting and the roof being completed. I suspect that the house will be locked up following those steps so that the interior can be finished.
Many of the neighbors that are already in their homes are completing their front landscaping themselves. The prices that the landscape companies are asking are outrageous. I don't know how we will get ours installed, but it won't be according the plan that we received from the one landscape quote we received so far. Residents have 90 days to complete the front, and another 90 days to complete the back. It appears that our May 15 closing date is right on target.
Josie works today before getting Easter Sunday off. We have been invited to Amy and Brian's for Easter dinner, so we are looking forward to seeing everybody again tomorrow...
It looks like two different houses with the sun shining on the rear and not the front. The work has reached a point now where the next really big change will be the interior and exterior painting and the roof being completed. I suspect that the house will be locked up following those steps so that the interior can be finished.
Many of the neighbors that are already in their homes are completing their front landscaping themselves. The prices that the landscape companies are asking are outrageous. I don't know how we will get ours installed, but it won't be according the plan that we received from the one landscape quote we received so far. Residents have 90 days to complete the front, and another 90 days to complete the back. It appears that our May 15 closing date is right on target.
Josie works today before getting Easter Sunday off. We have been invited to Amy and Brian's for Easter dinner, so we are looking forward to seeing everybody again tomorrow...
Friday, April 3, 2015
Quiet Day
It's not very exciting when the major event of the day is a haircut. There wasn't much to do yesterday except get a much needed haircut. I used to go to the same place and have the same barber each time, but since living so far from Surprise, I have tried to discover another, closer barber. I tried one at the Walmart that is fairly close to us. I think the person that cut my hair - Jasmine - was a new stylist as she took forever to cut my hair and I had to coach her the whole way through. My first signal that she didn't really know what she was doing was that she asked me how the back of my hair looked after ten minutes of taking a little off at a time. She asked me that question without having a mirror or any way to see the back of my head. I answered "I don't know, I can't see it". Anyway, I'm probably good to go for another eight weeks or so.
The winds came back yesterday afternoon and haven't let up very much. Gusts to near 30 with steady winds in the 15-20 mph range are creating the rock 'n roll sleeping experience again. We will have these for probably another day if the normal pattern continues. That is one thing we will not miss when we move into our house. The house won't sway - hopefully - when the wind blows hard.
TGIF and Josie works today and tomorrow, so we will have a single day off together again this week. Her schedule gives her the next two weekends off, so, if Sam's Club doesn't schedule me for any weekend time, we should be able to do some things together during those weekends.
The hot days of temps in the 90's has ended for now and we are back to the normal for this time of year in the 80's. I'm sure the 100 degree days are just around the corner...
The winds came back yesterday afternoon and haven't let up very much. Gusts to near 30 with steady winds in the 15-20 mph range are creating the rock 'n roll sleeping experience again. We will have these for probably another day if the normal pattern continues. That is one thing we will not miss when we move into our house. The house won't sway - hopefully - when the wind blows hard.
TGIF and Josie works today and tomorrow, so we will have a single day off together again this week. Her schedule gives her the next two weekends off, so, if Sam's Club doesn't schedule me for any weekend time, we should be able to do some things together during those weekends.
The hot days of temps in the 90's has ended for now and we are back to the normal for this time of year in the 80's. I'm sure the 100 degree days are just around the corner...
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Longer Days
The longer days that we are experiencing as we get closer to summer are impacting our work schedules. The early morning sun is in Josie's face as she drives to work and the entire afternoon that I spend working the entrance at Sam's Club has the sun directly in my face from about 4 PM until the sun goes down at around 6:30. It makes it difficult to even see who is coming through the door. As the sun moves farther north for summer, it will only get worse. We love to have clear, sunny days, but we pay a price for them.
There wasn't much else to say about yesterday except Josie did laundry while I was at work and when I returned home at 9 PM there wasn't much time left in the day.
It also looks like the re-paving project on Carefree highway hasn't ended yet. The lines are long again and the wait can be as long as 20 minutes as they are putting another coat of blacktop on the entire road from our street all the way to I-17 which is about 10 miles away. Just when we thought it was all done, it starts over again. It makes no sense either, as they painted the lines on the road following the initial application and now they are covering those up with the new layer. Go figure.
I have the day off today as Josie works her normal, full day, so it looks like business as usual for today...
There wasn't much else to say about yesterday except Josie did laundry while I was at work and when I returned home at 9 PM there wasn't much time left in the day.
It also looks like the re-paving project on Carefree highway hasn't ended yet. The lines are long again and the wait can be as long as 20 minutes as they are putting another coat of blacktop on the entire road from our street all the way to I-17 which is about 10 miles away. Just when we thought it was all done, it starts over again. It makes no sense either, as they painted the lines on the road following the initial application and now they are covering those up with the new layer. Go figure.
I have the day off today as Josie works her normal, full day, so it looks like business as usual for today...
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
More Lake Debris
During my walk yesterday AM I saw that the lake is once more suffering from whatever is happening at the north end that is causing debris to float down to the south end. Once again, the south boat ramp was closed as the debris piled up:
The entire winter season has been punctuated with this runoff from the north side. The resort has tried to cope with this problem by trying to remove it with a front loader, siphoning off the debris at the boat ramp, but there is too much for that solution to be effective.
Josie had a short work day yesterday to prevent overtime on her work week - the new week begins today. We took a drive to Lowe's and Home Depot to check out their appliances, lights and area rugs. While we were there, we stopped at the model of our new home which is just around the corner, and took some more measurements - this time of the patio area. There were some nice flowers outside of the model and we had to get a shot of this Hibiscus that was in full bloom:
These pretty flowers were all over the rear yard at the model.
We stopped at the house to see if there was any more work done and the drywall was being taped. We didn't stay very long but met another neighbor a couple houses up the street from ours (David) who has a background that includes some landscaping experience. He was doing his own landscaping and putting in a courtyard in the front of his home. He will be a good resource for us as we begin our landscaping later in the year.
We had a nice, long telephone conversation - about one hour - last night with our friend and coworker in Jackson - Donna. She is not especially happy with the changes taking place at the lodge, but she also got a promotion to manage the liquor store which is a good move for her. She is one that we will definitely miss this summer, but plan to stay in touch and remain updated on the changes that are being made.
I have to work today from 1:30 to 8:30 and wouldn't you know that Josie has the day off. We will probably rarely ever have the same days off as long as we work the jobs we now have, but that's OK as we are thankful to have them...
The entire winter season has been punctuated with this runoff from the north side. The resort has tried to cope with this problem by trying to remove it with a front loader, siphoning off the debris at the boat ramp, but there is too much for that solution to be effective.
Josie had a short work day yesterday to prevent overtime on her work week - the new week begins today. We took a drive to Lowe's and Home Depot to check out their appliances, lights and area rugs. While we were there, we stopped at the model of our new home which is just around the corner, and took some more measurements - this time of the patio area. There were some nice flowers outside of the model and we had to get a shot of this Hibiscus that was in full bloom:
These pretty flowers were all over the rear yard at the model.
We stopped at the house to see if there was any more work done and the drywall was being taped. We didn't stay very long but met another neighbor a couple houses up the street from ours (David) who has a background that includes some landscaping experience. He was doing his own landscaping and putting in a courtyard in the front of his home. He will be a good resource for us as we begin our landscaping later in the year.
We had a nice, long telephone conversation - about one hour - last night with our friend and coworker in Jackson - Donna. She is not especially happy with the changes taking place at the lodge, but she also got a promotion to manage the liquor store which is a good move for her. She is one that we will definitely miss this summer, but plan to stay in touch and remain updated on the changes that are being made.
I have to work today from 1:30 to 8:30 and wouldn't you know that Josie has the day off. We will probably rarely ever have the same days off as long as we work the jobs we now have, but that's OK as we are thankful to have them...
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