30 november 2011 (w)

2250 / 41 deg f / fair

planned to get up at 6:30. woke up at about 5:50 and thought i'd over slept. jumped up. didn't realize my mistake until i was up.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

drove elizabeth to the vre. drove in the paseo. kind of fun to drive that car.

second breakfast

bacon egg and cheese bagel
hash browns
iced tea

at mcdonalds near bristow. picked up my suit at the cleaner on the way home.

lots of work in the morning.

lunch

hot dogs (3)
iced tea

watched the end of rocky balboa during lunch. i was surprised at how much fun i had watching that movie.

went out at about 6:00 to pick up e at the vre

dinner

veg burger
soup
iced tea

we watched the 1994 version of miracle on 34th street in the evening. found it on cable.

29 november 2011 (tu)

1136 / 54 deg f / rain

set the alarm for 7:15. actually got up at that time. trying to adjust my wake up time to get up at the same time every day.

dishes in the am and fed key cats.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

watched part of i love you, man on dvd. fairly entertaining so far.

2352 / 45 deg f / fair

got a lot of work done today.

lunch

danny's favorite sub (half)
pasta salad
iced tea

finally finished a project i've been working on in bits and pieces for ages. glad it's done.

dinner

hot dogs (2)
fries
cole slaw
iced tea

dessert

cookies

watched most of scrooged on amc. then tried to watch the end of i love you, man but the disc wouldn't play the last few scenes. 

28 november 2011 (m)

0900 / 61 deg f / cloudy

weather has been very nice for the last week or so.

poor betty had to go back to work this week after a week off. she has definitely been dragging since sunday.

i got up at around 6:30.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
apple
spicy v8
coffee
iced tea

written on 29 november

snack

clif's bar
iced tea

worked at wegmans from 11:15 to 4:30. busy, busy during lunch. slow in the afternoon.

lunch

mix of dishes from the asian wokery
donut
water

did grocery shopping after work. got home around 6:00. fed cats, did chores after that.

dinner

danny's favorite sub (7 in)
iced tea

dessert

two cookies

very sleepy in the evening. watched a few episodes of waiting for god. some funny parts.

27 november 2011 (su)

1115 / 64 deg f / fair

woke up at 7:15 this morning.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
spicy v8
coffee
iced tea

tons of dishes in the morning because i didn't do them last night.

going to work at wegmans at 12:45.

2254 / 63 deg f / cloudy

worked at wegmans from 12:45 to 6:15. knee was very sore. ended the day with the knee, the hip and the foot hurting. still throbbing now.

snack

clif's bar
iced tea

on the way to wegmans

snack

slice of pizza
iced tea
coffee

after working at wegmans

got home around 6:45. put away laundry.

dinner

turkey reuben
iced tea

we watched the moving finger on dvd.

snack

banana

26 november 2011 (sa)

1437 / 64 deg f / fair

woke up a little after 8:00 today.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
spicy v8
coffee
iced tea

watched part of this old house in the morning.

went out to rake at about 11:30. raked until about 1:00. got the leaves from the front yard and the area in front of the fence on the left. twisted my knee while finishing off the front yard with the leaf blower. oh boy.

had a tick on me too. creepy.

lunch

tomato soup
crackers
pizza (slice)
iced tea

2324 / 37 deg f / fair

we went to the library in the afternoon. e. drove.

library was very quiet. i've never seen so few folks there. they seem to be preparing to do some painting.

we went to the dry cleaner after that and then went to caribou coffee.

snack

milk chocolate mocha
ginger bread loaf (half)

pretty good. haven't been to caribou in ages.

did some work when we got home.

dinner

turkey sandwich w/ bacon (2)
mashed taters
stuffing
cranberry sauce
salad
iced tea

shouldn't have eaten the second sandwich but everything was very good.

we watched an episode of as time goes by and then watched while you were sleeping on dvd.

25 november 2011 (f)

0932 / 45 deg f / fair

woke up at about 7:00. very dry!!!! got up at 7:20 or so.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
apple (half)
spicy v8
coffee
iced tea

written on 26 november

snack

clif's bar
iced tea

left for wegmans at about ten of twelve. worked from 12:30 to 6:00 up front. really tiring. starving by the time i left.

snack

bagel
iced tea

dinner

pizza (4 slice)
coke

24 november 2011 (th)

2254 / 36 deg f / fair

woke up at about 8:15 this morning.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
apple (half)
spicy v8
coffee
iced tea

did a little work on the computer in the morning. took longer than i expected.

went out to rake leaves at around 12:30. worked until about 2:00. very tiring to drag the leaves from the front yard all the way up the hill.

snack

coke

while raking

lunch

ham, turkey, and provolone sandwich
clif's bar
iced tea

watched part of the detroit/green bay game. did the dishes which i've been slack about lately. did some more computer work in the afternoon.

dinner

turkey
mashed taters
butternut squash
green beans
gravy
stuffing
iced tea

ate like a pig!

we watched the homecoming on dvd during dinner. watched holmes: boscombe valley and poirot: the chocolate box.

23 november 2011 (w)

(written on 24 november)


i've crashed early the last few days. didn't manage to write in my blog.

22 november 2011 (tu)

(written on 24 november)


i've crashed early the last few days. didn't manage to write in my blog.

21 november 2011 (m)

2137 / 52 deg f / cloudy

woke up at about 7:20 in the morning. again i thought i set my alarm but didn't.

fed kizzie and karma.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
v8
coffee
iced tea

did some work on the computer in the morning. left for wegmans at 10:45.

snack

clif's bar
iced tea

worked in the cafe from 11:15 to 4:45.

bought some bagels after work

lunch

turkey sub
reese's christmas tree
iced tea

from wawa

got gas on the way home.

dinner

bagel w/ cream cheese
soup
iced tea

worked for a few hours in the evening.

bagels were so fresh we decided to have a bagel and soup for dinner.

20 november 2011 (su)

2134 / 61 deg f / cloudy

got up at about 7:00 and got on the computer.

fed some of the cats in the am and did some dishes

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
v8
coffee
iced tea

did a little work on the computer in the morning.

worked at wegmans from 10:30 to 4:00.

snack

clif's bar
iced tea

before work

got home around 4:30

lunch

turkey and swiss sandwich
olives
pretzels
banana
iced tea

worked a little on the computer in the afternoon.

dinner

amy's lasagna
salad
garlic toast
iced tea

pretty good. garlic bread was pretty garlicky!

watched more of the special features from p&p. sleepy. feel like i've got a bit of cold starting.

heard that james gould's dad had died on facebook. i had been afraid to ask about his dad thinking he might already have died. he had apparently been very ill for about a year and was in a nursing home.

19 november 2011 (sa)

(written on 20 november)

woke up at around 7:30. fed some of the cats and did the dishes first thing.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
v8
coffee
iced tea

elizabeth slept in a little.

did a little work in the morning on the computer.

elizabeth went to david's memorial service in berryville at about 10:00.

spent a good part of the morning cleaning the refrigerator and watching a few movies including fever pitch.

elizabeth got back from the memorial around 2:30.

i went to the bank and the library in the afternoon.

lunch

asiago chicken sandwich
fries
iced tea

at wendy's in warrenton. food was ok. service was so bad i called the 800 number.

stopped at safeway on the way home.

dinner

chicken w/ squash, onions, and carrots
rice
iced tea

dessert

carrot cake

we watched as time goes by in the evening followed by the last two episodes of pride and prejudice.

i fell asleep during the p&p special features.

18 november 2011 (f)

1010 / 43 deg f / fair

quite cold this morning. one week to turkey day.

i thought i had set my alarm but i guess i didn't. i woke up at around six when kizzie came into the room. next time i woke up was about 7:40.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

first cup of coffee from the new coffee maker. pretty good.

working noon to four today.

(written on 19 november)

snack

clif's bar
iced tea

pretty busy from noon to four.

lunch

mix of chinese dishes (small)
egg roll
bagel (no smear)
cheer wine

felt better after that. went to the at&t store after work to set up the discount. pretty easy.

tried the frozen yogurt at sweet frog after the store. tasty.

snack

frozen yogurt

went back to get groceries after setting up the phone. store seemed a bit less crowded.

dinner

turkey sandwich on a bagel
olives
iced tea

snack

pretzels

elizabeth had a rotten day. barely missed the train in the morning. drove to vienna. terrible traffic on the way home. 66 was so backed up she went to fair oaks to bail out.

got home about 8:30 and went to bed at 9:30.

i watched part of pcu. a little of the odd couple. and then to bed.

17 november 2011 (th)

0540 / 50 deg f / cloudy

woke up at about 3:00 and noticed that there was a message on the voicemail. woke up again at 4:00. woke up at 5:00 and decided to go ahead and check the message. for candy from terminix. jeez.

listening to pandora this am.

feeling better. massaged my feet when i felt awake and that seemed to help a lot.

(written on 18 november)

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

coffee pot has been acting up lately. today it seems to have finally gone kaput.

got some work done in the morning and early afternoon.

lunch

quiche
yogurt
iced tea

the quiche was very good even after a few days in the fridge.

snack

clif's bar

i worked from 2:45 to a little after 8:15. i've that it really helps to eat something just before work. clif's bars seem to work out well. i'm afraid to check the calories, though.

really felt poorly for the last 90 minutes of my shift. oh well.

snack

pizza (slice)
coke

got home around 9:00. felt exhausted for about 30 minutes.

dinner

hot dogs (2)
bagel w/ cream cheese
iced tea

watched a little of poirot. went to bed a little after 10:00. 

16 november 2011 (w)

0808 / 59 deg f / light rain

woke up at 5:00 this morning. finally got back to sleep. woke at 6:00. finally decided to get up at 6:30. didn't sleep well.

breakfast

eggs (2)
toast (2)
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

(written on 17 november)

snack

clif's bar
iced tea

before going to work at wegmans. worked from noon to a little after 5:30. it got crazy busy at 5:25.

snack

pizza (1 sl)

did the shopping after work. got home around 7:00.

dinner

hot dogs (2)
slaw
beans
iced tea

slaw was not very good. soupy. wegmans kosher. last time i had it, it was good.

watched a show about a guy fostering a group of wild turkeys. amazing.

felt wretched in the evening. can't think of a better word. aching everywhere. went to bed at about 9:30.

15 november 2011 (tu)

2219 / 59 deg f / cloudy

got up at 7:00.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
tea

worked in the morning. quite busy. scheduled interview for thursday. need confirmation of the time.

snack

egg sandwich
banana

before going to wegmans.

worked at wegmans from 1:00 to 6:30. steady but not crazy busy. i heard that last year the week before thanksgiving was slower than usual and the week of t-g was much busier.

snack

sushi
dr. pepper

got a hair cut after work. hair cutter just moved to culpeper. she said they had lived in their house for just a short while when the earthquake hit.

dinner

quiche
stewed maters
iced tea

dessert

donuts (2)

watched the new sherlock holmes in the evening. 

14 november 2011 (m)

1208 / 70 deg f / fair

got up at seven this morning.

breakfast

toast (2 sl)
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

1800 / 72 deg f / fair

got some work done in the morning. then went to run errands.

deposited check at w.f.

lunch

bacon cheeseburger
fries
iced tea

at wendy's in warrenton. everything was good for once. if only they could tame their nasty crew this would be an ok wendy's.

went to the at and t store in warrenton to see if i qualify for the discount. the guy there says my account does but i need to bring a pay stub or some such thing.

snack

salted caramel mocha

at starbucks in warrenton.

got a few groceries at safeway. must say the store looks very shabby compared to wegmans or harris teeter.

(written on 15 november)

dinner

veg burger
sweet tater fries
iced tea

antiques roadshow on the fernseher.

13 november 2011 (su)

1207 / 63 deg f / fair

woke up at 8:30 today. slept pretty well.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
oatmeal
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

2226 / 59 deg f / fair

finally mopped the floors downstairs today. it seems a waste because karma will ruin everything in minutes but the house is nicer for the short time that it lasts. have to find some way to make it easier to do.

lunch

ham, turkey, and swiss sandwich
iced tea

snack

apple

watched a little football today. watched the finale of m*a*s*h on nick. looked forward to the song of lunch with alan rickman and emma thompson but it turned out to be an absolute bore. such a shame. i always like those two together. 

12 november 2011 (sa)

2321 / 54 deg f / fair

woke up at about 5:00. aching all over. sore hands. knee hurt. too much cleaning yesterday maybe.

breakfast

egg sandwich
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

felt ok today but little energy. watched some tv. did some chores. did some work.

lunch

can of soup
iced tea

snack

yogurt

nice hot shower in the afternoon. felt good.

dinner

chicken
brussels sprouts
rice
iced tea

watched as time goes by. ok episode. the new neighbors.

watched an episode of pride and prejudice. elizabeth bennett is staring to see mr. darcy in a different light. good episode. lol from as time goes by plays miss bennett's uncle.

tried to watch management with j. anniston and s. zahn. kind of a bore. watched the first half hour or so. gave up.

watched half an hour of moonstruck. then to bed.

11 november 2011 (f)

2318 / 28 deg f / fair

veteran's day. armistice day. eleven eleven eleven.

woke up at about 7:00 this morning. for some reason i thought i had to get up right away but i don't remember why.

breakfast

bagel w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

mixed work and house cleaning together today.

finally cleaned the bathroom. vacuumed upstairs. did lots of laundry. more chores for tomorrow.

lunch

chili
iced tea
bagel w/ butter

ordered pizza for dinner from voldemort's or whatever its called.

dinner

pizza (4 sl)
salad

i really felt like pizza today.

watched part of the unc / msu basketball game from the aircraft carrier. kind of interesting.

watched two episodes of pride and prejudice. mr. darcy's proposal has just been rejected.

10 november 2011 (th)

(written on 11 november)


weather was beautiful on wednesday. turned cold and wet on thursday. 


dropped the cat off at the vet a little before nine. worked a bit in the morning. wegmans from noon to 5:00 per schedule.


it was so busy in the afternoon that i actually worked until about 5:30. 


dinner


tuna sub
oj


sub was really good but HUGE.


got some items at the store and then came home.


snack


small bowl of ben & jerry's p.b. cup.

good ice cream but the infusion of sugar knocked me out as usual. slept through most of holmes and poirot. watched a bit of a big bang theory rerun. went to bed around 11:15.

9 november 2011 (w)

written on 11 november

weather was very nice. worked at wegmans in the afternoon. very tired in the evening. don't remember much else!

8 november 2011 (tu)

1757 / 50 deg f / fair

woke up at 7:00. very cold in the room. hit the snooze a few times. actually got up at about 7:25.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

got a little work done in the morning.

snack

clif's bar
water

worked at wegmans from 10:45 to about 3:50.

lunch

pizza (sl)
dr. pepper

snack

coffee
donut

went to the bank on the way home.

(written on 11 november)

got very busy for most of the week. don't really remember what happened on tuesday evening!

7 november 2011 (m)

0827 / 37 deg f / foggy

i woke up at about 6:00 with karma in the bed with me. she had nuzzled down right in the crook of my arm. that kitty knows how to get comfortable.

actually got up at around 6:50.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

elizabeth left for the train at about 7:15. quite cold at that time. watched a little bit of the joe strummer dvd during breakfast.

2220 / 36 deg f / fair

worked in the ack emma. went to wegmans at 10:30. worked from 11:00 to about 3:20. mostly busy.

lunch

pizza
egg roll
orange soda

cnn was blasting the upcoming verdict in the michael jackson case when i ate my lunch. "verdict expected any minute!" coverage was absolutely revolting. reporter kept gassing on and on about what we as a nation learned about addiction. well i as a nation studiously avoided the trial.

got a full load of groceries after work.

snack

coffee
donut

got home around 4:30. did chores and started checking a file.

elizabeth got home at the normal time but i guess i was involved in something. i was surprised she was already home.

dinner

grilled cheese sandwich
iced tea

snack

candy sample from wegmans

watched part of topsy turvy and an episode of antiques roadshow. 

6 november 2011 (su)

1315 / 61 deg f / fair

slept late this morning. woke up just before nine by my clock. since daylight savings time ended today it was 8:00 est.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
iced tea

2nd breakfast

scrambled eggs (2) w/ salsa and cheddar
toast (2)
coffee
iced tea

chores, reset clocks in the morning.

thinking about going for a walk in warrenton later today.

2213  / 36 deg f / fair

we did decide to go into warrenton in the afternoon. it was a nearly perfect fall day. truly lovely.

lunch

angus burger
fries
dr. pepper
iced tea

at mcdonalds in w-ton. fries were good. burger gave me heartburn. dr. pepper was no good.

we drove down culpeper street see elizabeth could see the houses. it really is a nice part of warrenton. very nice, old, well-maintained houses.

also walked a bit on lee street and armstrong street.

snack

caramel mocha
bear claw (half)

at panera in w-ton.

we got home around six. i fell asleep on the couch. it was a little brisk and a little windy and that seemed to take it out of me.

watched part of a joe strummer show, a special about mash and a little football. 

5 november 2011 (sa)

1617 / 54 deg f / fair

i woke up at about 4:00 in the morning. slept badly from then to about 5:30. did the crossword at 5:30. sorted laundry. got in the shower at 6:30. fed cats and had breakfast

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
iced tea

worked at wegmans from 8:45 to 1:30. very tired after a fairly short shift.

snack

slice of pizza
iced tea

went to wells fargo in case they were open. they close at noon on saturday.

lunch

meatball sub
chips
iced tea

at subway

(written on 6 november)

very full after the sub. uncomfortable.

did some chores and some work when i got home.

dinner

chipped beef on toast (3 slices)
salad
iced tea

good!

we watched as time goes by and an episode of hamish macbeth in the eventide.

4 november 2011 (f)

2302 / 48 deg f / fair

put on my mask at around 4:00 in the morning. slept heavily until about 7:00. hit the snooze several times. heard elizabeth leaving to catch the train. i thought she'd be late but she ended up running to catch the train.

busy in the morning. got behind schedule. rushed to wegmans for 12:15 shift. did get there in time.

quite busy!

lunch

pizza (slice)
iced tea

snack

shrimp purses
chicken tenders
coke

at wegmans. picked up a few things after i got off at 7:20 or so.

got home at about 8:00.

dinner

mac/cheese
broc.

tried to watch a pbs show called "give me a banjo". looked promising but seemed to devolve quickly into a lecture. ended up watching a good episode of hamish macbeth.

3 november 2011 (th)

1110 / 54 deg f / fair

alarm went off at 7:10. reset for 8:05. woke up around 7:50. got up around 8:00. sorted laundry.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

work in the am.

(written on 4 november)

lunch

turkey and provolone sub
cole slaw
iced tea

errands in the afternoon including vets office and walmart.

snack

double cheeseburger
iced tea

at burger king.

got back at around 5:30.

work in the afternoon.

dinner

chicken al fresco
iced tea

quite good. a new dish developed by elizabeth. sauteed chicken, onions, zucchini, etc. over pasta with chicken gravy.

snack

m&ms

TOO MANY!

watched the disappearance of lady frances carfax with holmes. fell asleep during the mystery of the hunting lodge with poirot. 

2 november 2011 (w)

(written on 3 november)

got up at around 7:30.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea

work and chores in the morning.

snack

apple

worked at wegmans from 11:45 to 5:15. actually got off at 5:30 or so because the last customer had a large order and we had trouble with the transaction. something screwy with the ebt.

lunch

california rolls
iced tea

did grocery shopping after work. got home around 6:30. checked email.

dinner

turkey, roast beef, and cheese sub (1.5)
cole slaw
iced tea

good sub.

we watched an episode of the murdoch mysteries in the evening. good episode.

snack

coconut m&ms

1 november 2011 (tu)

1832 / 54 deg f / fair

early shift at wegmans this morning. got up at 6:00.

breakfast

bagel w/ cream cheese
iced tea

lots of traffic on the way to the store. worked from 7:30 to just before 1:00. i got out about 10 minutes early because it wasn't very busy.

snack

slice of pizza
tea

picked up a few things at wegmans after work. made copies and got color toner at staples. fedexed the mha forms from the post office. need to track the package in the morning.

wells fargo to validate new atm card.

dishes, etc. when i got home.

lunch

roast beef and cream cheese on a bagel
iced tea
coke

work from 3:30 to 6:30