29 september 2011 (th)

0846 / 68 deg f / fog

power went off between 5:00 and 7:00 just for a minute or so.

woke up with the alarm at 7:00. went back to sleep until 7:30.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

2243 / 59 deg f / fair

busy in the morning. wegmans from noon to 6:30. very tired after the shift today.

lunch

chinese food from the food bar
iced tea

dinner

sub
orange soda

not a good sub this time. haven't seen the guy who used to make such good subs in a while.

grocery shopping after work.

watched an episode of murdoch murders in the evening. pretty good episode. sir arthur conan doyle visits toronto.

28 september 2011 (w)

0840 / 70 deg f / rain

pouring rain when i woke up. alarm went off at 10 of 7. went back to sleep for half an hour. saw elizabeth running out at 7:20. hope she made it. got up at about 7:30.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

not feeling so well today.

2225 / 66 deg f / fog 

lunch

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
iced tea

worked at wegman's from 1:00 to 6:30. quite busy. seem to be getting a little bit better. wasn't nearly as tired at the end of the shift. back does stiffen up though. by the time i got home my back was giving me trouble.

dinner

pasta w/ tomato sauce
iced tea

we watched part of apollo 11, an episode of murdoch murders, and an episode of frasier. then to bed.

27 september 2011 (tu)

0804 / 73 deg f / cloudy

slept ok last night. got up at 7:30 and got online. too much to do today!

1843 / 73 deg f / fair

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee iced tea

tons to do today.

lunch

omelette
salad
iced tea

avec betty. quite good.

had to go to the vet's office at 3:10 to review the diabetes care protocol. good presentation. they didn't charge us so that was nice.

went to walmart after to get the prescription filled. $110. ouch.

stopped at h-t on the way home. got back after 6:00.

(written on 28 september)

dinner

turkey reuben
iced tea

dessert

hershey kisses

we watched a few episodes of mash and then a show about the unusual animal life on madagascar. some amazing video.

26 september 2011 (m)

1432 / 82 deg f / mostly cloudy

very tired when i got up at 7:00. elizabeth drove to the vre herself.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

had to get tires and an inspection today. went to curry's because goodyear has been crap the last few times. the car passed with the new tires. service was pretty quick. certainly worth trying again.

car rode much better on the way home. don't know if it's just my imagination. alignment was way off before.

snack

cheeseburger
iced tea

at b.k.

tons of work when i got home!

(written on 27 september)

totally swamped with work today.

lunch

bologna and swiss sandwich
yogurt
iced tea

elizabeth missed the regular train and had to stop for cat food so she didn't get home until nearly 8:00. very tired when she got in.

dinner

tuna steak w/ carrots and onion
boiled potatoes w/ butter and sour cream

pretty good

watched the simpsons, big bang, antiques roadshow (2), and snoozed through a show about sea biscuit.

didn't feel well after dinner. went to bed around 11:00.

25 september 2011 (su)

1104 / 73 deg f  / cloudy

i got up a little before 8:00. elizabeth slept in.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
iced tea
coffee
oj

did a crossword and watched part of sunday morning.

resent emma test. hope it looks better this time.

(written on 26 september)

lunch

peanut butter sandwich
yogurt
iced tea

worked at wegmans from 3:15 to 10:00. busy but not as tiring as saturday.

snack

slice of pizza
coke

got home at about 10:30

snack

annie's burrito
iced tea

24 september 2011 (sa)

written on 25 september

all i wrote on the 24th was "weird day so far."

tried to sleep in until 8:00. finally got up at about 7:45.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

worked on the computer in the morning. frustrated with Emma.

took a nap for an hour in the late morning

lunch

bologna and swiss on a bagel
yogurt
iced tea

snack

banana

left for wegmans at 3:25 for 4:00. looks like 30 minutes ahead is probably about right.

worked from 4:00 to about 7:30

dinner

salt and pepper squid
three spring rolls (2 is plenty)
dr. pepper

worked from about 8:00 to 11:00

crazy busy from 4:00 until about 9:15. slowed down a little then. not quite as tired.

i was told sundays are busier than saturdays.

got home at about 11:30. did a sudoku and went to bed.

23 september 2011 (f)

0821 / 72 deg f / fog!

set the alarm for 6:20. got up around 6:40.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

elizabeth drove herself to the vre today. lots of work in the morning.

busy in the morning.

snack

apple
iced tea

worked at wegmans from 11:30 to 5:00. tired after but not as tired as i have been.

picked up a few things in the store before coming home. also dropped off printer cartridges at staples.

got home at 6:15. fed cats. gave karma her meds. called mommy. she sounds like she's doing well.

vet called when i was talking to mommy. karma does have diabetes again.

elizabeth got home about 7:15.

dinner

veg burgers with cheese and tomato sauce (2)

came out pretty well this time.

snack

hershey kisses (5)

we found a movie called relative values (i think). julie andrews. sophie thompson. stephen fry. colin firth. enjoyed it. watched two of the frasier episodes about nile's heart attack. quite good.

22 september 2011 (th)

0914 / 73 deg f / cloudy

the alarm went off at 7:20. i hit snooze twice. got up at about 7:40. warm, humid, uncomfortable at the moment.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

written on September 23

lunch

omelette
tomato slices
iced tea

made by elizabeth, very good

busy all day. hard to keep up.

took karma to the vet at about 4:00. took over 90 minutes to finish everything. didn't really have the time. over $300. ouch.

a few hours work after i got back

dinner

quesadillas (2)
iced tea

dessert

ice cream (small bowl)

we watched sherlock holmes: the priory school and poirot: the tragedy of marsden manor. both pretty good. terribly sleepy in the evening. don't remember going to bed!

21 september 2011 (w)

1101 / 70 deg f / cloudy

tried to sleep in a little late this morning since i have to work late. heard e. leaving at about 7:15. kissie joined me for a little while. slept fitfully from 6:45 to 7:45. got up at 7:45.

feeling a bit off this morning. slight fever.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
v8
coffee
iced tea

2307 / 72 deg f / cloudy

quite busy all morning.

lunch

bologna & swiss on a bagel
iced tea

talked to iris at 2:00

snack

yogurt
banana

worked at wegmans from 5:00 to a little after 10:00. starting to get the hang of it.

snack

bagel
orange soda

home at about 10:45. very tired.

20 september 2011 (tu)

0913 / 64 deg f / rain

set the alarm for 7:10. got up soon after.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
v8
coffee
iced tea

raining in the morning. seems like it has been very cloudy for the last week or so. sun would be nice.

1615 / 75 deg f / mostly cloudy

busy, busy

5 deer in the driveway this afternoon. sun came out in the afternoon.

lunch

eggs (2, fried)
bologna (3, fried)
iced tea
banana

about to go to the grocery store. running a bit late.

(written on 21 September)

went to wegmans and h-t. got home around 6:30. worked on the computer until about 8:00.

dinner

fish fillets
mac/cheese
iced tea

we watched miss marple: pocket full of rye with the new miss marple. liked her better than the middle miss marple. joan hickson is still the best, though.

dessert

ben and jerry (small serving)

amazing sweet ice cream!

19 september 2011 (m)

0902 / 63 deg f / cloudy

woke up with a bad headache. couldn't drive e. to the vre. went back to bed until a little after 7:00.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

2200 / 64 deg f / cloudy

felt rotten in the am. got better as the day went on. felt ok by about 10:00. bank in the morning and then wegmans 11:45 to 4:00. very busy, again. a little better today but need to improve, especially bagging.

quite tired at 4:10 or so when i finished up.

went to the eye doctor to get a receipt.

snack

caramel macchiato
donut

at starbucks

haven't had that in 6-8 months. quite good. may have it again in 6-8 months.

harris teeter on the way home. forgot milk!

dinner

hot dogs (2)
beans
iced tea

watched a few shows on the cooking channel, antiques roadshow, and the premier of 2.5 men. i liked 2.5 men. a.c. still sounds like michael kelso.

18 september 2011 (su)

1400 / 66 deg f / cloudy

i woke up at 6:00. back quite sore. went back to sleep. got up and went down at about 8:00.

breakfast

oatmeal
banana
coffee
iced tea

chores and computer work after breakfast.

lunch

pizza (2 sl)
iced tea

2240 / 63 deg f / cloudy

it has felt a bit chilly in the house all day.

got a lot of work done today. chores and project work. busy day tomorrow. hope to go to the gym for the first time in about 10 days.

dinner

pizza (2 sl)
salad
iced tea

snack

bowl of corn flakes

i watched foyle's war in the evening. they are showing the episode in two parts. doesn't help the continuity much. i watched part of above the law (probably the best steven segal movie) and the bourne identity.

bed now

17 september 2011 (sa)

1050 / 61 deg F / cloudy

set the alarm for a little before 8:00. really didn't feel like getting up. went back to sleep. got up at 8:30.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
v8
coffee
iced tea

caught up on email. w. at 12:30 today.

2157 / 55 deg f / mostly cloudy

debated whether to eat something before going to wegmans. probably should have.

12:30 to about 3:00 was non-stop.

snack

coke

there's not enough time on a ten minute break to eat anything but I think a bottle of water or some unsweet tea will be better than a coke.

by the time i finished my shift at about 5:40, i was very tired. went up to the break room to get the keys and just sit down.

snack

sprite
ice cream bar

too tired to go to unos after that. we had pizza at home.

dinner

pizza (4 sl)
salad
iced tea

we watched as time goes by, an episode of murdoch mysteries, and an episode of doc martin. exhausted. going to bed.

i liked the first take on murdoch (2004) better than the second although the second appears to be more popular.

16 september 2011 (f)

0859 / 55 deg f / fair

it appears to have turned into fall overnight. quite chilly in the morning.

set the alarm for 6:30. struggled a bit to get up. a bit of a fever again. went downstairs around 7:00.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
v8
banana
coffee
iced tea

watched charlie sheen on the today show. all that stuff back in the winter appears to have "happened to" mr. sheen. he does seem to be in a much better state. so that is good.

2255 / 54 deg f / fair

worked on the computer in the morning.

lunch

hot dogs (2)
bagel w/ mustard
iced tea

worked at w. from 1-9. long day. interesting though.

lunch

pizza (slice)
vanilla wafers
cheer wine

way too much sugar!

picked up a few items on the way out.

got home at almost ten. e. was totally exhausted. went to bed just after i got back.

dinner

bologna sandwich on a bagel
iced tea

did the sudoku. now bed.

15 september 2011 (th)

1033 / 73 deg f / fair

got up at about 7:30. started working on the mailing. sick to death of the mailing.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
v8
coffee
iced tea

2302 / 54 deg f / partly cloudy

worked for hours and hours and hours to finish packaging and putting postage on the mailings. unbelievable. finally dropped everything off at the post office at about 3:15. had to be at the store at 4:00 for training until 9:00 crazy day.

lunch

two bagels (with nothing)
iced tea

got to wegmans at about 3:40. worked until a little after 8:00. trainer was ill. she finally just had to go home.

got home around 8:35

dinner

chili w/ rice (1.5 bowls)

e. made chili for me. she just had an egg and some veg. said she wasn't hungry.

watched part of a holmes and part of a poirot.

14 september 2011 (w)

(approaching midnight, batteries appear to be dying in the keyboard)


set the alarm for 6:30. when it went off i reset for 7:10. got up at about 7:10. elizabeth was already gone.


breakfast


bagel w/ cream cheese
coffee
oj
iced tea


i watched about half of conspiracy at breakfast.


started working at about 8:30. left for the post office at about 11:00. p.o., wawa


lunch


meatball sub
tasty kake
water


at wawa. not a very good sub.


staples after that. arrived at wegmans in time to get a locker assigned.


training from 1 to 5. 


snack


egg roll
calamari (5)
ginger ale

tasty as usual.

training from 5:30 to a little after 9:00.

coke

home around 9:30. watched keeno brothers. e. went to bed. watched the end of conspiracy. interesting if depressing movie.

13 september 2011 (tu)

2342 / 66 deg f / fair

feeling somewhat better today but not 100%. still a little fever. still low energy. throat hurts a little. voice sounds funny to me. maybe my ears are messed up.

got up at about 6:45. so much to do today. mowers are supposed to come before noon.

worked for about an hour before breakfast

breakfast

hard boiled eggs (2)
toast (2)
oj
coffee
iced tea

tried to avoid taking aspirin today but ended up taking two around 10. really bad headache.

went to culpeper today for my last visit. about 2 hrs at the c.h. then found the social security office. about 40 minutes there but i got the issue resolved. stopped at the post office, staples, target, and harris teeter on the way home. insanity!

lunch

california whopper
small fries
med. coke

at b.k.

snack

apple
 banana

worked for about two more hours.

dinner

chicken ala bear
iced tea

pretty good.

we watched part of apollo 13 on cable. then another batch of work before bed. i don't know if i can keep this up!

12 september 2011 (m)

0954 / 73 deg f / fair

alarm went off at 6:10. i hit snooze. i hit snooze two more times. finally realized that i wasn't good for much so i told elizabeth that i wouldn't be able to go to the vre today. she already knew and was planning to drive herself. i went back to bed.

i got up at about 7:45. kizzie came in to visit me. felt better but wiped out. must be some kind of virus.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

i watched part of the road to bali while having breakfast. amazingly silly.

(written on 13 september)

spent the entire day working on a mail merge. my computer is really not up to this task. really difficult to get it done.

lunch

turkey, bologna, and swiss sandwich
apple
iced tea

still felt poorly most of the day.

watched the end of the road to bali while  doing dishes. watched the beginning of my favorite brunette. couldn't get through that.

didn't finish working until late. e. got in late from the vre because she stopped at target and pet smart. had to make a quick dinner.

dinner

hot dogs and beans mixed
iced tea

still hungry after so i also had

bagel w/ cream cheese

we watched the theft of the royal ruby on dvd. one of my favorite poirots.

11 september 2011 (su)

1639 / 82 deg f / partly cloudy

anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. trying to avoid listening to the radio and the tv. simply makes me too sad. it is hard to believe that all of that happened 10 years ago.

woke up at about 7:00. got on the computer right away.

breakfast

cheese omelette
bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea

worked on the riding mower today. still could not get it running. will have to have someone come and cut the grass. this is so frustrating!

figured out mail merge process today.

written on 12 september

fever in the evening. 101.2. felt rotten.

9 september 2011 (f)

0903 / 75 deg f / cloudy

woke up at 6:10 when the alarm went off. finally got downstairs at about 6:30.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee

i happened to see a note on channel 4 that vre is not running today. checked online and it turns out they have actually had parts of the railway rained out. elizabeth is going to work from home today.

apparently some flooding is happening in prince william.

written on 11 september

i worked from 10 to about 4. feet, low back were killing me by the end. picked up some groceries before going home.

dinner

chipped beef on toast
iced tea

dessert

ice cream mixed with lemon juice

not bad.

we watched the woman in white on dvd after dinner. early to bed after that. dead tired after being on my feet.

8 september 2011 (th)

1655 / 75 deg f / light rain

alarm went off at 6:10. tried to get up right away. finally got up and went downstairs at 6:30.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
iced tea
coffee

eye exam around 11:00. lady was shocked when i asked for the prescription only. had never heard of zinni. we'll see how it works.

target after eye exam.

lunch

pizza (1 slice)
salt and pepper squid (4 or 5 rings)
egg roll

from wegmans. shopping after that.

phone calls when i got back home. chatted with rick p. on facebook.

2250 / 73 deg f / light rain

worked until almost 8:00 without realizing how late it was.

dinner

pasta w/ tomato sauce
salad
iced tea

we watched s. holmes: the second stain and poirot: how does your garden grow. both pretty familiar but good episodes

snack

bowl of cereal

7 september 2011 (w)

2220 / 72 deg f / cloudy

i got up at 6:10. still running the bipap when i woke up. throat was very dry but i slept pretty well.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
coffee
iced tea

pouring rain in the morning. elizabeth was ready to go in good time. we made it to the vre with a tiny bit of time to spare. train actually left a bit early according to my watch. i gave a guy who had missed the train a ride back to his car. he was able to connect with another person who had missed the train so they could ride in to dc together so that worked out well.

went to planet fitness after the vre. good work out. not too crowded today.

snack

sausage biscuit
iced tea

at arby's. i was starving for some reason. it was actually chilly when i left the gym.

got bogged down in the morning. did get on the way to rappahannock until after noon. got to the ch at almost 1:30. nice chat with the ladies there. actually spent less than an hour. long trip for almost no dough. last trip to that ch.

i had planned to stop at bloom and the library on the way home but realized that i had forgotten my wallet. dang.

lunch

two hot dogs
iced tea

did not agree with the old tummy.

worked in the afternoon. bad headache, though.

elizabeth caught a later train. tons of work!

feeling very head-achy and unwell when the train got in.

stopped at chick-fil-a on the way home. felt better after some tea and a bite.

dinner

spicy chicken
fries (large, split with e.)
iced tea

when we got home we found max dugan on one of the cable channels. we've been wanting to see that so we watched the last half or so. pretty good movie. very neil simon. eye exam tomorrow. fauquier on friday. wegmans on saturday.

6 september 2011 (tu)

1803 / (afraid to look at the weather)

it has been rainy and dreary all day. pouring down rain when i got up at 6:10. took a shower right away.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
oj
coffee iced tea

i left at 7:30 to get to work by 8:00. didn't arrive until 8:03. terrible backup at 29 and vint hill because of an accident. training for about 3.5 hours and then worked for 20-30 minutes. came straight home and started to work here.

lunch

scrambled eggs w/ cheese and onions
bagel w/ cream cheese
iced tea

pretty tasty even if i made it.

2226 / 64 deg f / cloudy

it's supposed to rain again tomorrow. 100% chance of rain. weather says "heavy rain". oh boy.

worked until after 7:30. got a lot done.

dinner

veggie burritos (2)
refried beans (veg.)
iced tea

i probably should have had just one burrito

dessert

small serving of ice cream with chocolate syrup

we watched a jeeves and wooster story this evening. one of the new york city tales. very silly.

5 september 2011 (m)

(written on 6 September)

labor day.

tried to cut the grass. mower wouldn't start. pretty sure it needs a new spark plug. looked for the right plug at lowes no luck.

4 september 2011 (su)

1758 / 88 deg f / fair

i woke up at about 6:30. went back to sleep. got up and went downstairs around 7:45. fed the cats. elizabeth came down around 8:00.

breakfast

scrambled eggs
bacon
toast
coffee
iced tea

e. made us a good breakfast today.

decided to get out of the house in the early afternoon. went to b&n

lunch

quesadillas
salad
iced tea

at baja fresh near b&n.

snack

coffee

stopped at caribou on the way home for coffee. b&n was packed.

heard from aunt floss a little while after we got home!

2325 / 79 deg f / mostly cloudy

worked on the computer in the afternoon.

dinner

bologna and swiss sandwich
apple
iced tea

later

peanut butter sandwich
iced tea
hershey kisses

we watched miss marple: ordeal by innocence. pretty good. don't know what agatha would have done without disfunctional families.

3 september 2011 (sa)

1645 / 81 deg f / mostly cloudy

woke up at 6:10 when the alarm went off. hit the snooze a few times and got up at about 6:45.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
coffee
oj
iced tea

has to be at wegmans at 9:00 for orientation. left at about 8:30.

orientation from 9:00 to about 1:20. interesting. next training shift is tuesday.

lunch

meetball sub
iced tea

at subway

cable was out when i got home. had to reset everything and it came back on.

(written on September 4)

dinner

blt sandwiches (2)
chips
iced tea

we watched an episode of murdoch mysteries. interesting.

dessert

small bowl of ice cream and sorbet mixed

2 september 2011 (f)

1648 / 81 deg f / cloudy

i woke up at about 5:00 when the bipap started to lose the seal. got about 6 hours last night. back was very stiff. spent about 20 minutes trying to work the kink out of my low back and hip. finally fell back to sleep. then i woke up a little after 8:00. very surprised. normally if i get 5 or 6 hours with the machine i don't nap for very long.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
two eggs
coffee
iced tea

quite hungry in the am.

went to the bank before going to the fauquier. got to the court around 11:45.

lunch

two cheeseburgers
iced tea

at mcdonalds. eating from the dollar menu because i forgot to make a lunch.

broke for lunch around 1:30. back to the courthouse at about 2:00. thought i'd be there till four but finished up early.

(written on September 3)

dinner

grilled turkey and swiss sandwich
pickle spears (2)
soup

good sandwich. bad soup.

we watched two episodes of hamish macbeth on dvd in the evening.

1 september 2011 (th)

1119 / 81 deg f / fair

woke up a little after 6:00 with a deadly headache. went back to sleep. much better when i woke up at 8:30.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
small coffee
iced tea

tons of dishes in the am. need to do a lot of chores and a lot of work today. don't know how its all going to fit.

2222 / 72 deg f / fair

had to get gas on the way to the store. running very low.

lunch

california whopper
onion rings
coke

at burger king. california whopper was actually pretty good.

went to walmart. had to wait for a prescription. wegmans after that and then home.

sent out some resumes.

dinner

bologna and swiss on a bagel
pickles (2)
iced tea

we watched the musgrave ritual on sherlock holmes and a poirot episode about the early talkies in england.

dessert

ice cream

new brand of ice cream from wegmans. not very good.