Been Having a hard time finishing

[katesthoughts]

 

Writing that is.  Every time I get on the computer I think about things I want to write or try to remember and then I go from that to any website that will keep me interested (other blogs, fan sites, FB).

 

So here is a bullet style:

 

*Condo living-going well.  Spent a good part of Saturday house cleaning.  It’s Just the normal weekly stuff.  Some of that was put off for a myriad of reasons.  Too tired, achy, you name it.  It’s time for the patio furniture to be brought in.

 

*I met up with some of my neighbors and they seem to be doing well.  I am still expecting Unit 10 to be returning home sometime soon from her latest round of hospital/Rehab stays.  Her SIL installed a new patio outback.  I think it met with approval from President Frank. 

 

*Been focusing on saving for the Condo taxes that I nearly forgot the condo insurance.  That came about three days ago but it is not due until December I believe.  All the other bills are getting paid. 

 

*The monthly newsletter should be coming out in the next couple of weeks.  I do know that both Trash huts now have solar lighting and go on and off automatically.  So now there is no fumbling around for the light switch inside the door.

 

* I learned we may not have a lot of trick or treaters in the complex (unless it is the family members of residents).  Not sure about political signs but it may not matter much longer as Election Day is under two weeks away.

 

*Will be attempting to bake a new dessert for brunch in two weeks.  I bought the ingredients last week but sent two back because I was informed it wasn’t what I was looking for.  So now I will buy some at ShopRite tonight.  Oh: Pumpkin Cheesecake squares.  Supposedly simple but I don’t know.  It will take over night making too.

 

As far as cooking...usually simple stuff mixed already frozen.  I have gotten take out a few times since my return from Allentown but this week I may not be able to do it.

 

 

*Family.  Jim and Janis have now been married eighteen days.  :) They have been working, and taking care of their health.  Janis wrote in a text she took a ten mile bike ride yesterday.   I don’t know if I told you that my nephew James suggested that the family get together for thanksgiving.  I mean the entire family.  I can’t organize it myself yet.

 

Anyway, he is working in DC and seems very happy.  Emily is living at home with their Mom (until she sells the house) then has plans to move to Bethlehem to share an apartment with a friend for a while.  Then she has plans to go to San Diego.  Kris is in Denver.   Janis’s Daughter is working as a nurse I think.  Woody works for the Company that owns stop and shop and giant.

 

*Angel Brother’s family is keeping busy, not sure where SIL Ethel is this week but last month she was in The Philippines.  Diane is still in Haddam at the Good Speed Opera House in the show Good Night for singing.  Her brother John has met some challenges with success.  Like I said last entries Rob occasionally talks with his cousins via text.

 

*My Sister and her husband are currently celebrating their 22^nd Anniversary (for some reason I thought it was 15 last year).  She had gotten her booster shots for the Covid shots and she got the flu shot and has been feeling miserable. 

 

The last time I actually saw her was the week after I got home.  We had our weekly coffee visit and we talked about the wedding, my accommodations, and how much success she had with the twins.  I had to ask her what her reason for throwing out the bin I use to store the kitty litter in and she really didn’t have one.

 

She did tell me that my nephew Mike (Cheryl’s husband) has some health challenges they are going through right now.  They are just learning about this particular issue but haven’t really shared it with the world.  So Prayers are requested.

 

Everyone else seems to be doing well.

 

*The Titans, Well they are currently sleeping across from me either on the floor or on the recliner.  They were rather a challenge for Liz during my trip to Allentown a couple of weeks ago.  They would not come out of hiding, they ate each other’s food, and one or the other pooped in the shower.

 

Since I have been home from Allentown they continued with the pooping outside the box.  They must have been hanging their butt outside the box because on more than one occasion I have found a pool.  I probably should clarify its not a daily thing but maybe every other day.

 

I have been noticing that Tiger has had some issues walking.  Sometimes she will walk and plop down where she is ever standing.  If she is lying on her paws she has struggles to stand up.  Sometimes when she is walking her body swings.  She surprised me the other day when she came to sleep with us for a short time.   She hasn’t been vocalizing her pain.  She lets me know when she is hungry but that’s it.  I don’t think this means she is dying or needs to be put down yet.

 

*My Health.  Well that’s kind of funny.   The doctors’ visits I had lately were not happy with the weight gain.  The pulmonary Doctor scheduled a CT and is concerned that one of my lungs isn’t filling up the way it should. 

 

For the past week or so I have been having aches and some pain in my shoulders and upper chest.  I had some problems lifting the arms.  I noticed especially if I had foods with salt and I am thinking the atmospheric conditions.  In the last couple of days the aches and pain have diminished (been making sure I take meds for it). 

 

I have been starting up walking in the last few days.  This morning I did a half mile in 15 minutes.  As always the food is a major factor.

 

I do have my infusion this week and other appointments (Dentist, pulmonary etc.) in the next couple of months.

 

*Work has been busy.  I am not sure that I mentioned this yet but there have been changes in the Administration level.  We have an interim CEO for now (unless he chooses to stay on).  Our last one left on October 8.  There has been mixed reactions to this news from many people with in YM.  I have met the newest one and he is from Neurology.

 

We are ratifying the newest contract this coming Wednesday.  Both sides came to agreement late last month.  As usual there seems to be some people not happy with this contract.  I am finding at least in this suite.

 

Oh, speaking of this suite.  We learned about two weeks ago that those of us in the office will be moving to the third floor of the building sometime in the near future.  I am guessing it will be during the Christmas recess. The supervisor doesn’t know when.  So I will begin getting rid of stuff on my desks and in it over the next several weeks.  There have been mixed reactions to this news as well.  I am getting mostly positive this time.  This floor has been rented out.  We were not told to whom but speculation is another department for the University or even another company again.

 

*I mentioned earlier that I was doing some baking for a brunch in two weeks it’s for the Finding friends group.  The Women who like to brunch and it’s a fall/Halloween theme on Clinton Beach.  I chose pumpkin cheesecake bars.  I want test bake them to see how they come out.

 

It looks like we are going be meeting at the diner in Guilford for the Wednesday meetup now that the time change is happening.  It has been getting darker around 6 most nights this week.

 

They have also been getting together for dinners on Friday nights.  After working all day it’s a bit much. 

 

The hiking club has had a few Saturday hikes recently but I couldn’t make it.  They don’t seem to have anything planned next month.  That makes sense since its thanksgiving and the holiday season.

 

My Friend Joan who has a meetup of her own called Walks with Buddy/Dash.  Had some activities that I didn’t get a chance to participate in.  A food Drive for the Purple Pantry Box.  Another non-profit organization founded by another friend of mine named Susan Brown.  Joan has a couple of other activities food/coat drive in the next couple of weeks.  My hope is she will have another walk again soon

 

Finally the weather has been awesome. There were beautiful temperatures, sunshine, and very little rain until the last couple of days.  However, the last two days were quite different.  It’s been in the 40’s in the morning and 60’s by the time I get home from work.  The fall foliage has been slow to change around here but its starting to look pretty.

 

Well its getting time for me to get to bed…Sorry it got a little long winded.