31 jan 2011 (m)

can't believe it is the last day of January!

i woke up at about 2:30 in the morning with everything aching. between digging snow and moving furniture and mopping over the last few days I've used muscles that I don't usually use. I went to the bathroom and took an Aleve. I don't remember anything after that until the alarm went off at 6:05. when I got up at 6:05 my knee did not hurt and my shoulder was just mildly sore.remarkable.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

drove elizabeth to the vre. schools were open today so we got hung up by school buses and the vre station was very busy for the first time in several weeks. the snow in the driveway caused a bottleneck on the way into the station. looked like we might miss the train but e. managed to catch it.

started listening to to kill a mockingbird on the way to the gym. lots of fun so far. i read the book years ago but don't remember it that well.

gym

18 minutes on the treadmill, moderate speed
20 minutes weights
12 minutes on the bike, weight loss program

tried to do the treadmill with more hands free. seems to have more benefit for the core muscles if you don't hold on to the treadmill.

snack

ham, egg, and cheese biscuit
iced tea

at arby's

lunch

peanut butter and jelly sandwich
iced tea

22:28 30 deg F, a bit sleepy

got caught up in the afternoon and had to run downstairs to get to the vre on time. always seem to lose track of time after lunch.

it was starting to snow as we returned from the vre. or it may have been freezing rain.

dinner

veg. burger
brussels sprouts (frozen)
iced tea

sprouts were terrible. still hungry after burger, so i also had

two hot dogs w/ mustard and onion (no bun)

antiques road show in the evening. found a comfortable position on the couch and snoozed for 30 min or so.

when i was asleep i thought i heard casi barking. made me a bit sad.

supposed to be freezing rain over night. roads should be ok later in the am. doesn't seem to be doing anything now.

30 jan 2011 (su)

fell out of the bed during the night. having crazy dreams and ran right out of the bed. twisted my wrist but it is better now. very sore in the early am.

went downstairs at around 7:00.

breakfast

eggs, scrambled (2)
bacon
banana (half)
bagel (half)
oj
coffee
iced tea

elizabeth made us breakfast this morning. good. nice to have a big breakfast now and then.

we watched cbs morning news and the last half hour of the abc news show. e. going to walmart for a prescription some other things.

spent the afternoon doing a deluxe kitchen clean up and mopping the floors downstairs.

snack

salami and cheese sandwich
iced tea

lunch

quarter pounder with cheese
large fries (half)
large coke

dinner

pasta alfredo
salad
iced tea

we watched part of the pro bowl, about 30-40 minutes of with six you get eggroll, and an episode of downton abbey

29 jan 2011 (sa)

i woke up at about 7:00. feeling a little sluggish but generally good. went downstairs at about 7:20. elizabeth came down at around 7:45.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese (half)
banana
oj
iced tea
coffee

we have tropicana oj this week. simply orange is better.

dug out the path to the front door today. much colder now and the snow is a lot harder to move. e. and i cut off the top of the blue spruce that came down. it was a beautiful tree. e. says it may grow a new top if it doesn't get infected. pulled a muscle in my back trying to move the tree through the snow. it was much heavier than i thought. hurts just like a kidney stone but it is relieved when I support my back properly.

lunch

grilled cheese sandwich (half)
clam chowder (bowl)
iced tea
tangerine

library, borders and harris teeter after lunch

dessert

caramel mocha
pumpkin loaf (half slice)

dinner

blt sandwich (2)
french fries
club soda

very good. i should have had 1.5 sandwiches instead of 2.

as time goes by
jeopardy
doc martin (x 2)
rambo (30 min)

28 jan 2011 (f)

woke up at 6:10. felt pretty good except for a stiff back.

breakfast

scrambled eggs (2)
bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

dropped e at the vre. roads looked generally good. stopped at safeway on the way back. snowing when i left safeway. snowed for about 3 hours in the am


snack

small cappu

lunch

salami and swiss sahdwich
pbj (half)
pretzels

picked up e at the vre on time.

dinner

hot dogs on rolls w/ chili (2)
beans
cole slaw
iced tea

one episode of all creatures. intro of tristan, mrs. pumphrey
antiques roadshow us and uk

27 jan 2011 (th)

very  pretty looking out the window this morning. LOTS of snow. myrtles are badly bent down. lots of branches down. funny, though, knee and shoulder both feel better this morning.

breakfast

scrambled eggs (2)
bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

going to try 30 minute shifts of digging the snow and see how far we get.

dug for four 30 min sections. got from the garage to the gate and then most of the way from the gate to the street. elizabeth finished from the gate to the street. she also removed the snow from the ornamental trees and the bushes. a number were damaged but getting the snow off asap helps a lot.

i believe i'm going to ache tomorrow

lunch

salami and cheddar sandwich (half)
tomato soup (cup)
iced tea
club soda

watched last half of field of dreams after shoveling

dinner

ravioli w/ tomato sauce
salad
iced tea

snack

salami and cheese sandwich

big bang theory with eliza dushku as an fbi agent. put of the new william shatner show. shakespeare retold: much ado about nothing.

26 jan 2010 (w)

woke up at 6:10 when the alarm went off. don't feel well at all. achy. a little fever. stomach is churning. want to go back to bed for a few hours!

breakfast

bagel plain
iced tea
oj
coffee

drove elizabeth to the vre. just made it to the bathroom at the chick-fil-a on the way book. got a large iced tea to try to calm my stomach. wish i'd bought the pepto yesterday.

went to the bank on the way home instead of the earlier plan. stopped at shopper's to get pepto while waiting for the bank to open. found out shoppers is closing on 2.18. they had to close. couldn't really compete,. they look like they've already closed. no produce. no deli. no bakery. no pharmacy. no soft drinks. probably no beer. I didn't go that far. talked to emma. she said a lot of people already quit and the remaining folks are either going to be relocated or laid off. maybe a whole foods will open in the space.

took two pepto at about 9:00. deposited check.

in the bathroom again at 10:00. oh boy.sleet falling most of the time i was out.

two more peptos at 12:00. stomach starting to feel better. consistent sleet on the window.

lunch

pb&j (half)
salami and cheese (half)
iced tea

e called around 2:00 to say her office is closing early. snow falling and sticking in warrenton.

3:00 snow falling heavily. leave for VRE at 4:40. poor visibility. heavy snow. slick roads.

70 min to get to the VRE station. snowing heavily the whole time. started up vint hill on the way home. saw cars stuck on vint hill at sudley manor. drove part of the way up smd the wrong way! e got out and cleared the windows at one point on smd.

got stuck behind a stuck car on linton hall road. sat in the road with about a dozen cars until the car finally got moving. rt 29 was better. going well on 29 until one point where we nearly spun out. we were in 2nd gear but started to fishtail like crazy. elizabeth is yelling "steer into the skid" and it worked. luckily no cars around but we did see a pedestrian (what was he doing there? it was incredibly cold, incredibly dark, no houses in sight strange) who had scrambled over the guard rail seeing us coming! more thrills than i need. got home just before 8:00. exhausted. so happy to be on solid ground.

dinner

chicken pot pie
bowl of cereal
iced tea

e. was good enough to make us dinner.

we watched john candy's bio and a nova program about reducing the size of technological gadgets. bed early.

25 jan 2011 (tu)

woke up at about 6:15 this morning. temp did not drop very low. around 30 when i went to bed, around 30 now.

got on line from about 6:30 to 7:30. short nap. went downstairs at 8:15.

breakfast

eggs (2)
bagel (half) w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

lunch

spicy chicken sandwich
fries
cole slaw
iced tea

at chick-fil-a

hair cut, groceries at target, a few items at h-t in the afternoon.

dinner

rotisserie chicken
rice
salad
iced tea

dessert

2-3 cookies

i watched shakespeare reimagined: macbeth. very interesting.

24 jan 2011 (m)

emergency heat has been running for ages. throat is terribly dry. shoulder aches. too cold to go downstairs yet.

got up at 4:50. at 5:10 the temp is 6. jeez.

breakfast

banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

when i last drove the car i knew i needed gas but the est. mileage remaining was 25 mi. got in the car this am to take elizabeth to the vre and the est. was reading 0 mi. it was reading 5 by the time we got to rt. 29. had to get gas before going to the train. dumb!!!!! got gas and took e. to the metro. i never went out on  the weekend because i didn't feel well. i assumed i'd get gas on the weekend. i felt really stupid!

2nd breakfast

breakfast burrito
iced tea

at anita's.

stopped at wegmans on the way home and got some stuff that has run out.

lunch

hard salami and cream cheese on a bagel
pretzels
pickles
iced tea

watched an episode of corner gas at lunch

watched iron man while doing dishes.

dinner

grilled ham and cheese sandwich
veg. soup
iced tea

very sleepy in the evening. not feeling well. sore throat, headache.

23 jan 2011 (su)

extremely cold overnight again. i ran the fan on low and that seemed to help move the air around. not quite so dry when i woke up. woke at 5:30. shoulder very sore. decided to try elizabeth's suggestion about the heat pad. cued up shine a light and used the heat pad on my shoulder for about 30 min. definitely helped. tried it on my low back after that. 15 minutes there really loosened the knot that is always there.

could not reach my knee given where i had to plug in the heating pad.

breakfast

two eggs
toast
oj
banana
coffee
iced tea

the last few tunes on shine a lot were better than the earlier tunes. mick can't seem to buy a shirt that fits. remarkable given his wealth.

lunch

hree slices of pizza
iced tea

from dominoes. pretty good.

snack

one slice of pizza

watched green bay vs. chicago in the afternoon.

dinner

veg burger (1)
fries
iced tea

watched most of pittsburgh vs. ny jets. blow out in the first half. better game in the 2nd.

watched another episode of downton abbey. the flower show segment of this episode is lifted from mrs. miniver.

22 jan. 2011 (sa)

emergency heat ran most of the night. air is so dry. dust has really been stirred up. nasty head ache when i woke up at 5:50. thought about going downstairs but i thought it might just be too cold.

breakfast

egg sandwich
banana
small bowl of cereal
coffee
oj
iced tea

got a call from Tom Walls at about 11:00. he, Tim Duffy, and Jeff Bugenhagen were on the way to Charlottesville for the b-ball game. Asked me to drive down to join. would like to go but had too much to do and wasn't feeling well. (shoulder aching like crazy all day!) later found out that Dan Todd was also at the game.

Watched the game on TV while working. Didn't see a glimpse of anyone I knew.

Elizabeth went out for a hair cut and to take care of a few other things. Out until about 4:00 or so.

lunch

two hot dogs (no buns)
pickle spears
cole slaw
chips
iced tea

snack

caramel macchiatto

e. brought coffee when she came home.

dinner

tuna wrap
tuna sandwich (half)
fruit salad (2 helpings)
iced tea

we missed as time goes by. for some reason we both thought it came on at 7:30 even though it has been coming on at 7:00 for several weeks. watched two episodes of doc martin. the wedding did not come off. a little bit of a downer.

21 jan 2011 (f)

woke up when the alarm went off. pretty achy. stretched a bit and felt better. rt knee and l shoulder. 

breakfast

banana

coffee

iced tea

oj

dropped e at vre and then went to planet fitness. 

15 min treadmill moderate

25 min weights

12 min bike

stopped at subway and harris teeter on the way home

breakfast extended

bacon egg and cheese sub

iced tea

not bad. a little too salty.

lunch

peanut butter and jelly sandwich
sesame noodle salad
cookies (2)
iced tea

snack

pretzels

temp dropped by 5 deg between 4:30 and 5:30

picked up e at the vre on time. actually left the house a little later than usual but got there on time.

dinner

hot dogs & beans mixed
cole slaw
pickle spears
iced tea

good!

dessert

cookies (3)

betty watched mansfield park. i slept through a lot of it. masterpiece theater version. from what i can tell m.p. is not a particularly good novel and the adaptations tend to reflect that.

i watched the end of jay and silent bob strike back after m.p.

20 jan 2011 (th)

alarm was set for 5:15. i woke up at 4:45. decided to get up. reviewed power point. 32 first thing in the am.

concall started late. around 6:30. pretty good discussion. very hungry, very tired after the call. didn't get enough sleep!

breakfast

scrambled eggs (2)
bagel (half) w/ cream cheese
tangelo
coffee
iced tea

elizabeth made breakfast. she seems a bit better today. working from home.

so tired. slept for at least 90 min on the sofa. felt better after the extra snooze time.

lunch

whopper with cheese
fries (sm)
iced tea
chocolate shake (sm)

many chores in the afternoon.

dinner

quesadilla (2)
small salad
refried beans
iced tea

watched big bang theory and shit my dad says in the evening.

feel like i'm catching a cold.

19 jan 2011 (w)

alarm went off at 5:50. strange that there were no lights on in the house. usually e gets up around 5:15 on MWF.

turns out she got very ill at about 3:00 in the am and was quite dizzy. i got her some water and a blood pressure pill.

fed the cats, made coffee, brought coffee and a banana to e. she seems to feel a little better.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

checked e's symptoms in the AMA book. nothing conclusive.e checked on webmd. looks like an ear infection.

about 10:00 e decided she felt well enough to go to work. i'll drive her to the metro. didn't actually get going for a while as both had to shower, etc. got to the metro at about noon.

concall at 12:30. went to pan am shopping center to make the call. nutley street is an absolute mess.

concall was promising for later in the winter but not much to go on for the next 6 wks.

lunch

chicken fajita burrito
rice
beans
chips
iced tea

at anita's. very good. an old fave that i haven't had in many years.

snack

milk chocolate mocha

at caribou.

couldn't find my outline re concall.for tomorrow. had to start from scratch in the afternoon. had the basic outline by the time i had to go to the vre.

e. seemed ok at the vre. train was on time.

dinner

bagel w/ cream cheese
two eggs
iced tea

spent the evening putting together a powerpoint. i make really boring powerpoints!

18 jan 2011 (tu)

woke up at 5:50 when the alarm went off. wanted to check the weather. icy but it may be ok by 7:00.

breakfast

toast
oj
coffee
iced tea

local roads were a bit bad on the way to the train. went to the gym after dropping elizabeth at the train. parking lot was very slippery.

tread mill 15 min
weights 20 min
bike 12 min

stopped at the grocery store on the way home. parking lot at safeway was even slippery-er.

lunch

bagel w/ cream cheese
pretzels
iced tea

picked up e at the vre. train was a tiny bit late.

dinner

pot pie
sauteed brussels sprouts
iced tea

i've been thinking about the term "mondo dismo" lately so we watched romancing the stone last night. still a funny movie this much later.

17 jan 2010 (m)

today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. i believe today is the 26th official observance of the holiday. jan. 15 is Dr. King's actual birthday. last friday would have been his 82nd birthday, i think.

woke up at about 6:15. felt pretty awake so i got up. hope to get updated about this bipap deal early next week.

knee better today but still a bit sore.

breakfast

oatmeal
oj
coffee
iced tea

elizabeth was feeling well enough today to get out of the house. we decided to get lunch at the cracker barrel and then wander around at borders and then come home.

lunch

pot roast (large portion)
mashed potatoes w/ gravy
grilled broc.
salad with blue cheese
two biscuits
iced tea
coffee

huge amount of food. all good, if a little salty.

snack

caramel mocha (sm)
toffee chip cookie

at borders

dinner

cheese sandwich
fruit salad
iced tea

we watched an episode of all creatures great and small on dvd. first episode where james gets the job at skeldale house.

16 jan 2011 (su)

woke up at about 6:00. sore throat, head ache. i think it's the dry air. went back to sleep.

woke up again at about 8:00 and went downstairs. knee is better than yesterday but still aches.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

e. got up pretty late. she seems to feel a bit better but still not back to normal.

lunch

chili w/ cheese
tortillas (2)
dr. pepper
iced tea

too much chili. wish they made a smaller can.

watched seattle vs. chicago until it was clear it was a blow out.

dinner

bowl of rice with peanut sauce
iced tea

snack

bowl of cereal

watched the last half of jets vs. pats. jets dominated the game and finally won.

watched downton abbey in the evening. enjoying the series.

15 jan 2011 (sa)

woke up at about 6:00. i was kind of hungry got up right away. asked e how she was doing. seems a little better. she asked me to make coffee.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

intended to go to the gym today. woke up with a very sore knee. up several times in the night to run to the bathroom. took pepto in the early am.

fred was picking up sticks in the yard. couldn't figure out why. had a nice chat with him. he is planning to take away the logs in the back yard on monday and was just cleaning up the sticks to clear the way. the guy is amazing. we're lucky to have very good neighbors.

went to the library, the grocery store and mcdonalds after that.

lunch

cheeseburger (2)
chicken sandwich (sm)
fries
iced tea

from mcdonalds

watched the baltimore pittsburgh game. pretty good. steelers ended up winning by a touchdown.

dinner

clam chowder
bagel w/ cream cheese
iced tea

snack

chocolate

watched an episode of as time goes by and then two doc martin episodes. doc asked louisa to marry him and she said yes. wow.

14 jan 2011 (f)

set alarm a little early because elizabeth was planning to go to the office today. woke with the alarm at 10 of 6. e. was up. she is still not any better. decided to stay home today.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

watched 27 dresses in the morning. not a bad rom-com. a bit too strictly by the formula. felt a little like hitch meets 13 meets 30. katherine heigl is cute and has a nice personality but something about her is surprisingly unsexy. can't place it.

went to the gym at 8:30.

15 min on treadmill at a moderate pace
20 min on weights
5 min on bike

hurt my knee again on the bike. something about the motion on an elliptical or a bike does not like my right knee.

took the car to a car wash after the gym. car looks much better.

lunch

pb and j (2)
chips
iced tea

2 pb & j is one too many!

dinner

grilled ham and cheese sandwiches (2)
chips
iced tea

i watched anchor man before bed. e. went up early.

13 jan. 2011 (th)

woke up from the sleep study at 5:25 or so. the tech came to wake me up at 5:30 so timing was pretty good.

odd dream: just as i woke up i dreamed that i had knocked at a huge wooden door, like the door of a castle or a cathedral or some other such building and that i was waiting for someone to come to the door. woke up before the door opened.

got home at about 6:00 and made a pretty big breakfast

breakfast

eggs, hard fried (3)
bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

elizabeth is feeling worse today than earlier. she's got some nasty kind of cold or flu. very sore throat!

planned to go to the gym at 9:00 but didn't manage to go out until 10:15 or so. good workout. gym is busier at that time.

treadmill: 15 min
weights: 20 min
stationary bike: 12 min

stopped at petsmart and target on the way home.

lunch

turkey, bologna, and swiss on a bagel
salad
dr. pepper

dinner

grilled ham and cheese sandwich (2)
pickle
pudding cup
dr. pepper

we watched an episode of the 2nd series of Cranford this evening. very impressed by the Cranford series.

12 jan. 2011 (w)

woke up at 6:10 when the alarm went off. did not sleep well at all. up many times during the night. very cold in the house.

went to see how e is doing. she's working from home again. cold is pretty bad.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
oj
coffee
iced tea

lunch

chicken & dumpling soup
crackers
iced tea

snack

fries
iced tea

at wendy's

errands in the afternoon. sun melted the majority of the snow. may be slick snowy places tonight.

dinner

ravioli w/ tomato sauce and sausage
iced tea

left at about 8:40 for sleep study in Warrenton. Arrived at the sleep study about 5 min before the doors opened. bitterly cold!

i had the some technician, the same room, etc. for this study. study was using bipap this time instead of cpap. i actually got a much better sleep with the bipap. i had very odd dreams and it's always a little hard to sleep in a sleep lab but overall it was much better. only woke up twice during the night this time.

11 jan 2011 (tu)

woke up freezing twice during the night. dreamed about being cold. 18 when i went to bed. 26 in the morning. jeez.

alarm woke me at 5:10. concall at 6:00.concall went for nearly an hour. good discussion.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

lunch

pb&j (2)
chips
iced tea

hadn't had a pb&j for ages. last few times i got bad heart burn. this time, i didn't.

dinner

chili
spanish rice
corn bread
salad
iced tea

frozen dinner. Ann's. pretty good.

tried to watch cloudy with a chance of meatballs. cute but way too long.

10 jan 2011 (m)

didn't sleep well during the night. woke up several times. woke up just before the alarm.elizabeth is not feeling well. sleeping in.

e worked from home today. feeling poorly.

breakfast

egg sandwich
oj
coffee
iced tea

did not sleep so well in the night. took a nap after breakfast. felt much better after that.

lunch

pastrami and cheese sandwich
pickles
orange
iced tea

wegmans and harris teeter in the afternoon

dinner

rotisserie chicken
packaged mashed taters
broc.
iced tea

pretty good chicken. very bland taters.

working in the evening.

9 jan 2011 (su)

woke up at about 2:30 with a very sore shoulder. took some advil. slept until 5:30. woke up with aching shoulder. very cold. 22 f at 5:40 according to computer.

breakfast

ham
scrambled eggs
half bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

snack

yogurt

lunch

tomato soup
crackers
iced tea

watched about a half of the baltimore / kc game. baltimore absolutely dominating.

some chores in the afternoon.

watched part of green bay vs. philly.
watched poirot: cat among the pigeons
watched first part of downton abbey

26 deg at 10:45 pm. overnight low is forecast at 21.40% chance of snow showers on tuesday.

elizabeth has had a cold today. not feeling well at all. hope she takes the day off tomorrow.

8 jan 2011 (sa)

woke up at 6:00 am. freezing. came downstairs to try to warm up. looked out to see about 1 in of snow. didn't hear the word snow in the weather forecast for friday night. looked pretty anyway.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

giant bagel. why are bagels so big?

julie and julia was on cable in the morning. watched about an hour. pretty good movie.

been wanting to go to the library for many days now. decided to go to the library early and then see about other chores.

lunch

spicy chicken sandwich
fries
cole slaw
iced tea

at chick fil a

spent about an hour at the library. then went to borders for a cup of coffee

snack

pumpkin cake (half)
caramel mocha (small)

at borders.

got home around 4:30. watched most of the seahawks vs. saints. surprised like everyone else that seahawks won but seattle was better prepared.

watched as time goes by: rocky and madge wedding episode. a good one.

watched two episodes of doc martin. both pretty good.

watched 2nd half of jets / colts. very exciting game in the end. very cold at bed time. uncomfortable.

7 jan. 2011 (f)

woke up just before the alarm. felt pretty good.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
oj
coffee
banana
iced tea

dropped e at the vre on time. went to planet fitness.

12 min on treadmill
15 min on weights
5 min on elliptical
10 min on weights

snack

sausage mcmuffin
ice water

went to recycling in the morning.

lunch

bologna slices
swiss cheese slices
apple
pretzels
iced tea

still hungry after early lunch. afternoon snack

chicken pot pie
iced tea

very good.

picked up e at the vre and then got pizza at tony's.

dinner

pizza (4 sl)
salad
iced tea

watched the end until we got bored. switched to antiques roadshow.

6 jan 2011 (th)

woke up at 3:00 coughing and sneezing. sweating a lot. got a drink and went to sleep on the other side of the bed.

woke up at 6:00 feeling a little better. no fever. throat still sore.

woke up at 8:00. got up. stuffy. a little sore throat. a bit blah but a lot better.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
coffee
oj
iced tea
banana

snack

pretzels

lunch

hot dogs (2)
pretzels
yogurt
iced tea

started to feel better in the afternoon.

dinner

veg. burritos
iced tea

pretty good. made with boca burger crumbles and kidney beans.

snack

orange (half)

watched the end of murder at the vicarage and the special features on the disc. also watched the last 15 minutes of That Thing You Do! just before bed.

5 jan 2011 (w)

i woke up at around 5:00 am very thirsty. drank some water and then spilled the cup. great. went back to sleep.

woke up at 6:10 when the alarm went off. went downstairs at around 6:20.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
banana
coffee
iced tea

best bagel i've had in a while.

dropped e at the vre on time. went to planet fitness.

12 min on treadmill
20 min on weights
10 min on bike
15 min on weights

snack

caramel hi-rise
water

my plumber called as i got home and said the plumber could come a bit early if ok by me. ok by me. plumber arrived around noon. took some time to check everything. very high estimate.

snack

pretzels
iced tea

not feeling too well today. feels like a cold. throat is getting soar. ears are stopped up.

lunch

salad
bologna slices
cheese slices
banana
iced tea

definitely caught something. fever is just over 100.

dinner

turkey and pastrami reuben
tomato soup
iced tea

must remember never to buy this soup again. so sweet it is inedible.

dessert

orange

watched first part of murder at the vicarage. going to bed early.

4 jan 2010 (tu)

slept pretty well over night. only remember getting up once. woke up at about 6:30. decided to get up. 15 deg at 6:30. crazy cold.

breakfast

toast w/ butter
banana
iced tea
coffee

guy came to give an estimate on the siding. i little higher than i was hoping for but he's the only one who has responded.

lunch

soup
toast w/butter
iced tea

not very good soup. kind of bland.

grocery store in the afternoon.

snack

slice of pizza
iced tea

dinner

linguine w/ sausage and tomato sauce
iced tea

excellent! watched die hard in the evening

3 jan 2011 (m)

woke up at about 5:30. elizabeth was already up. went downstairs at 6:00.

breakfast

eng. muffin w/ butter
oj
coffee
iced tea

dropped e at the vre. arrived in plenty of time. planet fitness after.

10 min on treadmill (easy pace)
20 min on weights
10 min on bike (easy pace)

2nd breakfast

egg sandwich
iced tea
chips

lunch

turkey, ham, and cheese sandwich
pickles
iced tea

lunch didn't agree with me. everything tasted very salty.

picked up e. at the vre. very cold.

dinner

ham
brussels sprouts
rice
iced tea

pretty good. i actually made the chow this time. it came out all right.

the curious case of benjamin button after dinner. pretty good movie. loved the guy who got hit by lightning.

2 jan 2011 (su)

woke up at about 5:30. felt wide awake. i guess i got a lot of sleep yesterday.

breakfast

rolls and butter (2)
oatmeal
coffee
oj
iced tea

lunch

angus burger
fries (shared)
iced tea

at mcdonald's.

we went to fair oaks and just walked around. mall was still pretty busy.

came home around 5:30

dinner

ravioli and tomato sauce
salad
iced tea
chips

lots and lots of dishes to do. built up over two days. spent the evening watching ground hog day, doing dishes and catching up on the newspaper. switched over to seattle / st. louis game after ground hog day.

up to check email around 10:45.

1 jan. 2011 (sa)

new year's day. warm, overcast.

woke up at 5:30. went back to sleep for a little while. woke up again at about 6:15. very hungry. went downstairs.

breakfast

egg and cheddar sandwich
oj
coffee
iced tea

went out to try to pump some water off of the pool. suddenly had an episode of vertigo looking down at the ice in the pool. almost fell in. spell lasted for 20-30 min. then the sense of vertigo gradually went away. right mastoid process area feels tender. feels like someone injected co2 in the area. (like one of those devices for pulling a cork from a wine bottle.)

really felt poorly for about an hour. went to the computer. focusing on middle distance seemed to help. elizabeth woke me up at the computer after a while and told me to go to bed. i did and slept for several hours. very disoriented all day. felt much better after sleeping but the side of my head still hurt. (still a little sore now.)

dinner

stir-fried chicken w/ veggies
boiled potatoes
iced tea

really good. just about exactly what i needed.

snack

bowl of cereal

we watched eyewitness on the free video on demand on comcast. william hurt, sigourney weaver, christopher plummer, james woods. it felt very late 70's early 80's. just looked it up: 1981. william hurt had just been in altered states and was just about to be in body heat. s.w. had been in alien in '79 and was about to be in the year of living dangerously.

very odd movie. very 80's paranoid. truly ludicrous plot but shared the manhattan vibe with movies like annie hall and taxi driver and the goodbye girl. very dark cinematography. felt kind of like a museum piece.

finished the girl who played with fire.very entertaining. really wished it had had a dramatis personae. lots of "speaking parts" and lots of fairly similar names. kept having to think about who was who.