Been a busy few weeks

 Busy but not the really fun kind of busy. Every week this month are doctor appointments sometimes two a week. Also busy finishing another quilt - that was fun. I like the way it turned out. Front, got to use my embroidery machine a lot. Kind of have a love/hate relationship with it. Not as easy to use as my old machine. 

The back of it. Did manage to use up quite a bit of material. 

Last week we went to lab for blood work. Still waiting for some of the results.  We are having nicer weather now. Gets really cool at night, in fact had to turn the furnace on for first  time yesterday morning. At first it didn't want to come on. But finally started working. All is fine now. It's getting down to mid 50's at night. And Bill is still getting up in the middle of the night so it needs to be a littler warmer in here then.  We had some heavy winds and the mountains got snow. Pretty early for that, but it will melt fast as they days now are back to low 80's. 

Parts of Vegas did get pretty heavy rain. Especially along  The Strip.

The days it was raining we had a couple of interesting sunrises. 

The work continues on the new county sewer line right behind us in the Wetlands. A couple of times the house has shook from their machinery. Lots of noise. But I kind of enjoy watching what the equipment can do. But it is now impossible to get into the Wetlands to walk, unless we drive up to the Nature Center. It will be a few more days before they reopen the trails and walkways in this area. 

Bill had an appointment with the eye shot doctor on Wednesday at 8:30 in the morning, I decided we should leave early because of the morning traffic. Well I went out to start the car and just got bzzzzzzzzzz, click, bzzzzzzzzzz. Oh Oh. So called an Uber they couldn't get to house until too late to make it to doctor. Luckily our jiffy charge was charged so connected it to battery and car started. Kept fingers crossed we'd make it. We did checked in at 8:31! Phew. Then we sat in office for 2 and 1/2 hours before he saw doctor. Grrrr. Never going to make a morning appt again. We got home and we ate and he went in to lay down for a while. Seemed okay when he got up. Yesterday morning his lower eyelid was swollen and RED. And the whole area was hurting. And he had a tiny blister on the rim of the lower lid. So tried calling the doctors office. Could not get through to any one. No matter what number I pushed no one answered just gave me more buttons to push which no one answered. So finally called the ophthalmology office where he had his cataracts done. We know the receptionist there. She managed to get ahold of the shot doctor and got him an appointment for yesterday afternoon at 3. Okay. Sometimes you can be there a LONG time so I didn't want to drive. It might be dark and traffic would be horrid. So another Uber ride. He finally got to see the doctor at 4:30. Doctor was flustered - the other doctor hadn't shown up for work so he was the only one there seeing every one. Any way he was glad Bill had come in. He gave him steroid ointment to put on lower lid 3 times a day. Checked everything really well. No infections but he did notice membrane is covering part of eye - after effect of cataract surgery. So Bill has to go back to see him next wednesday - afternoon appointment - Doctor at that time will call cataract surgeon to set up laser treatment for membrane. He also said to come back in if eye still bothers him.

Lots of Halloween Spheres lately. Wouldn't want to look out my hotel window and see that. 

Next week he goes back to eye doctor and the week after he has one appointment and we have to go to our primary. So that is all our excitement. Going to grocery store and doctors. I know this is getting long, but I want to share this cute poem. Love the ending.

 A POEM FOR HUSBANDS…

She learned to quilt on Monday.

Her stitches all were very fine.

She forgot to thaw out dinner.

So, we went out to dine.

 

She quilted miniatures on Tuesday.

She says they are a must.

They really were quite lovely.

But she forgot to dust.

 

On Wednesday, it was a sampler.

She says stippling's fun.

What highlights! What Shadows!

But the laundry wasn't done.

 

Nine patches were on Thursday -

Green, yellow, blue and red.

I guess she really was engrossed;

She never made the bed.

 

It was wall hangings on Friday,

In colors she adores.

It never bothered her at all,

That crumbs were on the floors.

 

I found a maid on Saturday,

My week is now complete.

My wife can quilt the hours away;

The house will still be neat.

 

Well, now it's only Sunday,

I think I'm about to wilt.

I’m at my wits' end, I raved, I ranted,

Cause the MAID has learned to QUILT!

Disclaimer: (That's Not My Home and I didn't write it)