Busy busy week

Hum I just read this online. "Green eyes are among the rarest, found in less than 2% of people worldwide.

Their color isn’t from green pigment, but from how light interacts with low melanin, giving them that unique, shifting, almost chameleon-like look. Appearing more, blue, more gray or more green depending on the weather, clothing or moods." For years - well I guess always, my eyes change color. When the kids were young, and to this day, the more upset or mad I am the greener my eyes get. A warning to leave me alone. Bill knows that too. When they're blue it is usually an okay day. When they are grayish I might not be feeling good.

This is pretty.

Last week was a full week, with lots of unexpected and planned things. I think I already mentioned we had lab work done on Tuesday morning and in the afternoon I went to dermatologist to have rest of cancerous mole removed. On Wednesday Bill went to cardiologist. On the way there the Jeep started binging! Looked down and heat needle was at red line. Only three blocks to doctor so got there. Hoping it would cool down before we were ready to leave. After appointment - doc wants a couple of tests to verify AFib. He prescribed Eliquis to help prevent stroke. (more on that later.) Jeep had cooled down. But about a mile away started to heat up quickly. Pulled into a gas station and put water in.  Got started again, but only for a few more miles. Really heating up, so pulled in small business  plaza. Called AAA -we would need a flatbed truck. It was about 3 o'clock when call went in. In the meantime it was 93 degrees out so I called our son to ask if he or his friend could come get us so we could follow tow truck and bring us home. Thank goodness he came and we could wait in his car. The tow truck didn't get there until 6:20. We didn't get home until 6:45, Long story short, needed a new thermostat and of course a couple more things. $$$$. 

So on Thursday we took Uber to Bill's retina (eye shot) doctor. We mentioned to him that he would be starting Eliquis. Doctor told Bill that taking Eliquis could cause bleeding in eye. Then he said Bill needed to speak to his heart doctor about it again. Bill says he would rather have stroke than go blind. So we will wait until after heart testing is finished because he has not officially been diagnosed with AFib. If he really does have AFib...

That day when we got home our lab work was available to look over. Well mine showed I had a high count E Coli infection. How lovely, so left message to primary doctor asking what to do. Two hours later the pharmacy called that I had a prescription to pick up. So we took Uber over to AAA to get the Jeep and I also went to their Kiosk to get a duplicate registration sticker for the Jeep. The original disappeared somewhere between post office and our mailbox. Also went to bank which is in same area and turned in the rest of our Pesos for dollars. And picked up my pills. 

Friday Bill went out to start my car, the mustang, of course it wouldn't start. Tried too but just couldn't. And we had already bought a new battery for it. Called mobile mechanic. Checked things out - well it's the fuel pump, engine isn't getting gas.Yesterday he got the fuel pump in and it now runs. But he first thing we need to do is get some NEW gasoline in  it and add fuel additive. It has about two weeks before it had to be smogged. Still have to get the RV up and running and I might - hope not - have to drive it to get smogged and registered by next Tuesday.

I like this one colorful

We have Dish TV who is having a contract problem with my favorite local news station, been going on for over a month.  So yesterday got an Over The Air TV antenna. Got it installed last night so got to watch my local news this morning. Yah. While watching I put together the backing for the new quilty. Now just have to quilt it. We also just ordered Starlink for Internet. Kind of spur of the moment decision. Don't get it installed until end of next week. Way cheaper than internet we have now. And a special was running Equipment is free, and no rental charge. Dish has some special deal with Starlink.

Have up my Easter decorations for whole month of April. Spruces up the house for a month. Next month holiday is Cinco de Mayo. Need to think about what I can use. 

This is the one with the upside down hat.  Funny how you don't notice things until you have finished them. 

I did these sun catchers a very long time ago. 

So that is our last week or so. Maybe that is why I ate all the brownies and cookies I baked in short order. 

Odds and ends around here.

Our weather is being crazy, tomorrow it will be close to 90 by the weekend in the low 70's. I much prefer the 70. The hotter it is the earlier we have to walk. Have managed to get in a few 3 mile walks. And a couple two and a half. We have seen lots of bunnies lately, mostly smaller ones. 

We walked over to see if there were any new art pieces in the outside exhibit and much to our dismay two of the art pieces had been vandalized. Why would some do that? Then we continued down a trail we very seldom walk and saw this. It is only about a foot square but there is a lot of work in it. No idea why or what it means to someone. Hope people leave it alone. 

Some of the area burned in the big fire last year is still not doing well. The light colored cones have trees baby trees in them, but most of them look like they have died. A new log fence has been built in the area, looks great and keeps people off the ground that is trying to come back. All the trees in this area are burned and dead. 

You can see where the fire jumped the river and burned the trees there too. The land and mountains in the background are where Henderson is. It is growing way up the mountains already. 

Even with all the really hot weather there is still some snow on the mountains. I head this morning on local news that these mountains only got 2% of their average snow pack this winter. Not good. 

This is register all the vehicles month. Thought I'd get ahead of things and took the Jeep over to be smogged and registered. It passed and all was well. EXCEPT the registration got lost in the mail. So have to go to AAA to get a replacement. Then tried to start my car, the mustang, and nope wouldn't start. Called son over to take battery out, too heavy for either of us to do it. Sometimes being old gives us a not to nice surprise. So son came over and took it out and put it in the Jeep, we went to Walmart got a new one, son came back over and put it in. It tries to start but won't completely do it. It is getting gas and it's not the starter. Son says he will be back and try a few things and it should start. So waiting. Also have to register the RV so need him to drive it to the smog place. Maybe I'll be forced to get the courage to do it. Hope it passes, it's just been sitting for months too. Oh well might need to be driven around to get it to pass. Hope not.

And got estimate to get roof fixed $3500. Need to call contractor and set it up. Also had to have the drain pipe in my shower repaired. If it isn't one thing it is another. 

I'm still working on the quilt. Finally finished the face of it. Now need to figure out what material to use for the border and binding and backing. It turned out to be a little more challenging to put together then I thought it would be. Managed to sew one whole row on upside down. Not fun picking it out. 

I was reading some things written by teen ages and got to wondering about their writing. Wow i just discovered that grammar is not taught in schools any more. Also no Civics or cursive writing. What do they teach now? 

The Sphere - this is stranger than the human eyeball one.

Home from the dermatologist and all cancer cells in basal cell mole are gone. Going to have a scar about the size of a dime. She says it will take about two months to heal. Bill goes to the cardiologist today, for the first since his trips to hospitals. When they told him he had AFib. So should be an interesting visit. 

Things around here

Another week gone by. And a new month tomorrow. Time flies. I've been doing some cooking lately. Brownies YUM. These are parmesan cheese chips for Bill. Decided it was cheaper to buy them ready made than to make them. 

Last night I made chicken tetrazzini. Turned out pretty good. When we got home from Mexico we discovered we'd both lost about 8 pounds. How did we do that when we were eating out so much. Well because we were eating meals every day and not picking on snacks at all. So am trying to cook dinner at least every other night. Kind of enjoying it. 

I got new kitchen rugs. Love them roosters and sunflowers. 

Also started on a new quilt. This is the picture I saw and thought "that looks fun." So gathered up a bunch of material I've had for years and started cutting it. 

Needed 110 squares of two colors each. So had to cut 55 squares of each color and the white. Sew them together then cut them in half. 

It was a time consuming job getting each square in the right place. Finally got it right then sewed the squares into rows. 

Had to add him. It is weird. 

Construction on the new sewer line behind us continues. They say it will take another year to finish it all the way.  At least now they are not right behind us. But today they were dumping truck loads of big rocks behind us. 

Some pictures from The Wetlands. There used to be a palm tree here. 

Some of the fun things in the playground. A beaver and a big frog. Walking now we can hear the big bullfrogs calling out for a mate. 

Just a pretty sight. 

This tree grew sideways before it started to grow up. 

I asked AI and it said a Female Ruddy Duck. 

There were four Canadian Geese in the river. Two pair. One pair was having a domestic dispute. Lots of nasty sounding honking going on. 

And a little bit of abuse. 

Then this one left its mate and took after the other pair. Guess it was having a bad day. 

Lots of road runners and bunnies around now. Its been so hot we have been walking at 7:30. 

The geese flew to another pond and looks like they are getting along. 

I had to really zoom on him. Was told it is a green heron. 

So we've been walking between 2.5 and 3.5 miles a time. The 3.5 really wears me out. Don't want to do anything the rest of the day. Got one of our cars registered and need a new battery to get my car started to register it. Also go an estimate from a contractor to fix the roof. UGH. Expensive month next month.