Lots of good news

Thursday night we had another experimental air fryer dinner to celebrate good news. We had salmon and stuffed Portabello mushrooms fixed in air fryer along with salad and cauliflower rice flavored with garlic and herbs. Turned out pretty good. Took this picture before putting the rice on the plate. So disgusting, we are eating healthy. 

Now for the good/great news.  Bill's visit with the cardiologist went very well. Doctor was very happy with Bill's test results. Says his heart is the strongest it has been. No change in medications or any thing. Just go to Mexico and have fun. 

This was Thursday mornings sunrise. Another pretty one. 

Today I had an appointment with the allergy doctor about my chronic hives. He has changed my medication from five pills a day to two and so far no hives. Hopefully I stay that way. 

And after that appointment I visited with my girlfriend who lives by the doctor and picked up a four pack of - DRUM ROLL - Lysol Spray Disinfectant! We had been talking about not being able to buy any any where - then she happened to be in Costco and they had some, she called me and asked if I wanted some. YES. The clerk who was stocking the shelves told her to buy them right then as in 30 minutes they would all be gone. So now I have more than I'll probably ever use. 

We also went out to get our Flu shots, one more thing off the to do list. 

Also been keeping busy making more masks, did four yesterday, none today but will finish the ones I've got started tomorrow - probably.  

Monday we have our, hopefully, last doctor's appointment with our primary doctor. I already know he has news for me. Called to tell me I had a mild infection that will need to be treated. Lovely.

Road racing in NASCAR this weekend, probably in the rain. Should be fun to watch. 

Like kids in a candy store

Yesterday was a big deal kind of day. We actually went to WalMart. [first time inside WalMart since we went in Arizona in March.] I wanted to get 2021 desk calendars for our desks. And frankly just wanted to get out. Pleasantly surprised at how well set up they were with directional aisles, sanitizer everywhere and everyone in masks. Spent about an hour just wandering around in there. 

Was surprised to see so many empty shelves, especially in paper supplies sections. This was supposed to have paper plates. Paper towels and toilet paper aisles were kind of bare too. 

Of course, no alcohol or Lysol Spray Disinfectant, the girl stocking shelves says they get it and it is gone in 20 minutes.  I did find a box of three puzzles for $10, good sized ones of Kincaid pictures.

And we found A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER STUFF. Mostly stuff for taking to Mazatlan. Always get the vehicles serviced there so lots of oil, wax, and additives for fuel. Also Christmas lights. Bill found some tennis shoes and we got a few groceries I didn't know we needed. Any way about choked when the checker told me the total. No more in store shopping for us for a while. And they didn't have calendars! So will have to go to find some some where [okay, Bill ordered them from Amazon.]

Have put up our Halloween decorations.  The place mats are all on one side of the table, cause I use the other side for my puzzles. 

Some stained glass in the kitchen window. 

And the embroidered window hanging. 

Spent part of the day making more masks, I want to be able to just use them once and put them in laundry. So figured we needed a few more. Did remember to buy elastic for the masks at WalMart. Still have some more to make. 

Finally human temperatures. Going to love it. 

This morning's sunrise over the desert. 

Managed to get out for a walk this a.m. Forty minutes 2.14 miles. I always feel so much better when I get out and move. 

Another doctor's appointment this afternoon for Bill with the cardiologist. Then we are almost done. 

Mostly good things.

 Well where to begin? Just noticed the date. Today would have been my Mom and Dad's 83rd anniversary. 

Back to last week. The eye doctor's office never returned our calls. Finally went on line for a doctor to get a prescription for antibiotic eye drops. After the shot in the eye for macular degeneration Bill's eye hurt like the devil for several days. Called the eye doctors office, they said they would call right back. Never heard from them. By Saturday his eye was oozing a yellow discharge. Still could not get a hold of  eye doctor. Anyway got a prescription for eye drops and he is much better now. Discharge has gone away and eye has finally stopped hurting. 

As for me - I went to the cardiologist and was given the thumbs up. All my tests came back fine. My heart and veins are fine. No medical reason for higher blood pressure. Am on a new stronger pill. And will see him again in the spring. A relief. Personally I think it is the stress of being stuck at home inside. The weather has finally cooled down some, at least at night and in the mornings. And for a few days the air has been without smoke. This morning I took a 2.4 mile walk in 40 minutes. I know that isn't record breaking, but I'm happy with it. Also we've gone out to stores a couple of times. 

I love Smucker's Strawberry Jelly [lot of jam out there, but don't like it, nor do I like other brands of jelly] and it is impossible to find in the grocery stores any more. Bill spent a lot of time on the Internet and found these last 12 jars in existence and ordered them for me. Gotta love that!

I didn't know he'd ordered them so imagine my surprise when he called me out to the kitchen to see them. 

And - on the way back from the doctor's office we stopped at Little Caesars Pizza for a couple of pies. Haven't had any since we had Little Caesars in Huatabampo. It was better there!

Also got a new box of puzzles in the mail. Again Bill ordered them for me. Good thing it came as I was down to the last puzzle in the last box.

This is the last puzzle, just started it yesterday. Not as easy as I thought it would be. See the picture in the upper right corner.

After wearing our masks this week I decided I wanted to be able to take the mask off and let it hang around my neck while we were in the car and between indoors places. So took a beaded string I'd done when making the necklace, it was extra, and put some alligator clips on it. 

Yep - that will work. And I can change it from mask to mask. 

Speaking of masks, I was also bored enough that I drug out some sewing. Thought I make a different style mask. 

How it turned out. Actually fits pretty good and I thought it was easy to make. But when I tried to make a couple more, they ended up in the trash. Did not fit at all. Don't know what I did different but not going to waste any more material. 

Now you know I was really bored. Made some banana bread and muffins from scratch. Good old Betty Crocker recipe, some how, some where, I lost my Mother's wonderful recipe for banana bread. This one was good but not near as good as her recipe.

So back to the mask making. There was a lot of NASCAR racing on this weekend so I sat and sewed while watching/listening to the races. Again not a good weekend for the #18. But the masks turned out really good. Just want to make sure we have enough to keep changing them between wearings/washings. I know we can buy some, but I have the material and the time so...

Other than that not much going on. This week two doctor visits, one for Bill and one for me. Hopefully except for one next week too, for both of us, we will be done with that nonsense. Just need to get flu shot but the pharmacy was out of the old fart shot last week. 

Until next time...