woke up when the alarm went off for the first time in a long time. put on clothes to go to the gym after dropping elizabeth at the vre
breakfast
coffee
banana
oj
we got to the vre 10 min early only to find that the train was running at least 55 minutes late. 2nd time in two weeks. we ended up going to metro. very slow traffic. vre is getting very unreliable.
snack
egg mcmuffin
coffee
lunch
turkey, pastrami, cheese sandwich
cole slaw
iced tea
left for the vre a little late. intended to get subs on the way over.
train came in a little early. elizabeth finally got the new computer. it was supposed to be quite small. turns out it is huge. anyway, she'll be able to work from home on any thing that is on the network.
we stopped at subway on the way home.
vint hall came to a standstill around the golf course. we sat for about 20 minutes and finally realized that the police were simply turning everyone around. we had to double back to sudley manor (to linton hall to 29 and so on) to get home.
huge headache from the traffic and the lights.
dinner
chicken and bacon sub (12 in)
chips
iced tea
dessert
banana
we watched while you were sleeping in the eventide.
13 December 2010
12 December 2010
12 dec 2010 (su)
woke up at 5:00 am and had to run to the bathroom. stomach has been weird for 2-3 days. checked email after that. went downstairs around 7:00.
breakfast
bagel thin w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea
banana
not feeling well at all. had planned to go to borders in the morning with e to pick out christmas cards but didn't feel up to it. decided to do some chores around the house and try to take it easy.
3 trips to the bathroom between 9 and 1:30. much better after that.
watched some football, the world at war, and true grit.
really liked true grit. had not seen it in many, many years.
lunch
turkey and cheese wrap
iced tea
club soda
had lunch around 3:00.
elizabeth went to borders in the morning and then to tudor place. she got home around 5:00, i think.
dinner
salmon patties
cole slaw
corn
iced tea
very good. haven't had salmon patties is a long time.
watched the bishop's wife on dvd. pretty good movie. it may be e's fave christmas movie.
took a shower late. the hot water really helps my back and shoulder.
breakfast
bagel thin w/ cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea
banana
not feeling well at all. had planned to go to borders in the morning with e to pick out christmas cards but didn't feel up to it. decided to do some chores around the house and try to take it easy.
3 trips to the bathroom between 9 and 1:30. much better after that.
watched some football, the world at war, and true grit.
really liked true grit. had not seen it in many, many years.
lunch
turkey and cheese wrap
iced tea
club soda
had lunch around 3:00.
elizabeth went to borders in the morning and then to tudor place. she got home around 5:00, i think.
dinner
salmon patties
cole slaw
corn
iced tea
very good. haven't had salmon patties is a long time.
watched the bishop's wife on dvd. pretty good movie. it may be e's fave christmas movie.
took a shower late. the hot water really helps my back and shoulder.
11 dec 2010 (sa)
woke up around 6:00. turned on the computer to check the weather report. planning to drive down to williamsburg, see the decorations, and come home.
weather report indicates rain around 4:00 in billsburg but no rain/snow in the evening in warrenton.
breakfast
two eggs, fried
toast (2)
oj
coffee
iced tea
leave for billsburg at about 9:00. we hoped to leave at 8:00. oh well.
stopped twice on the way down. at hardee's in falmouth for a bathroom break and a drink. in ashland to get gas, change drivers.
got to williamsburg at about noon. crowded. lucked into a spot in the parking garage. starving at this time. we should have eaten in mechant's square but were tempted by taverns. got seated at king's arms around 1:30.
lunch
beef pot roast
polenta
rolls
iced tea
coffee
salad
shared slice of pecan pie w/ peppermint ice cream
mine was excellent except for the polenta. elizabeth had chicken and didn't really enjoy the meal.
left the tavern at 2:30 to find moderate rain outside. i went back to the bookstore. back was aching from the cold and damp. elizabeth went for a walk on dog street. she ended up at the bookstore about 15 min after me because the rain started to come down heavily. we headed back around 3:30 or so. betty drove all the way back. i slept a good part of the way. did not feel well at all.
dinner
bowl of cereal
iced tea
went to bed early.
weather report indicates rain around 4:00 in billsburg but no rain/snow in the evening in warrenton.
breakfast
two eggs, fried
toast (2)
oj
coffee
iced tea
leave for billsburg at about 9:00. we hoped to leave at 8:00. oh well.
stopped twice on the way down. at hardee's in falmouth for a bathroom break and a drink. in ashland to get gas, change drivers.
got to williamsburg at about noon. crowded. lucked into a spot in the parking garage. starving at this time. we should have eaten in mechant's square but were tempted by taverns. got seated at king's arms around 1:30.
lunch
beef pot roast
polenta
rolls
iced tea
coffee
salad
shared slice of pecan pie w/ peppermint ice cream
mine was excellent except for the polenta. elizabeth had chicken and didn't really enjoy the meal.
left the tavern at 2:30 to find moderate rain outside. i went back to the bookstore. back was aching from the cold and damp. elizabeth went for a walk on dog street. she ended up at the bookstore about 15 min after me because the rain started to come down heavily. we headed back around 3:30 or so. betty drove all the way back. i slept a good part of the way. did not feel well at all.
dinner
bowl of cereal
iced tea
went to bed early.
10 dec 2010 (f)
elizabeth had to get up very early on friday. going to a seminar in dc. i woke up at 6:20 and she was already up.
breakfast
bagel thin w/ butter
oj
coffee
iced tea
e left at around 7:30 to go to the metro. meeting at the national press club.
i was planning to go to the gym but was having some digestion problems. decided to work until about noon and then run some errands.
got a call from the service company at about 11:30 reminding me that the guy was on his way to do the winter service on the furnace. had to revise my plan. service guy was much more thorough than usual. he seemed to really be interested in hvac. gave some advice about how to lower our electric bill which we'll try for a while.
he also said that the dripping of our water heater is a serious problem and we should get it looked at soon. he said they can replace ($900-$1000 installed depending on the size of heater we get) but whatever we do we should do something soon.
he left around 1:15. i was just about to get in the shower at 2:30 when e. came home. i thought she'd come back later. we decided to do the chores together and get some lunch in the process. bank - lunch - dry cleaner - coffee - groceries.
lunch
meatball and cheese sub
fries
iced tea
at ledo's in gainesville
coffee
medium milk chocolate mocha
at caribou
8 million 10 - 14 year olds around the caribou.
dinner
oat meal
coffee
iced tea
bed early
breakfast
bagel thin w/ butter
oj
coffee
iced tea
e left at around 7:30 to go to the metro. meeting at the national press club.
i was planning to go to the gym but was having some digestion problems. decided to work until about noon and then run some errands.
got a call from the service company at about 11:30 reminding me that the guy was on his way to do the winter service on the furnace. had to revise my plan. service guy was much more thorough than usual. he seemed to really be interested in hvac. gave some advice about how to lower our electric bill which we'll try for a while.
he also said that the dripping of our water heater is a serious problem and we should get it looked at soon. he said they can replace ($900-$1000 installed depending on the size of heater we get) but whatever we do we should do something soon.
he left around 1:15. i was just about to get in the shower at 2:30 when e. came home. i thought she'd come back later. we decided to do the chores together and get some lunch in the process. bank - lunch - dry cleaner - coffee - groceries.
lunch
meatball and cheese sub
fries
iced tea
at ledo's in gainesville
coffee
medium milk chocolate mocha
at caribou
8 million 10 - 14 year olds around the caribou.
dinner
oat meal
coffee
iced tea
bed early
10 December 2010
9 dec. 2010 (th)
woke up at 6:00. very cold in the house. 18 or 19 outside i think. had to put on a bunch of clothes just to go downstairs.
breakfast
bagel thin w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
elizabeth was ready for the vre about 10 minutes early. we got there in plenty of time.
snack
sausage biscuit
iced tea
at chik fil a
rewrote resume in the morning.
lunch
turkey and pastrami wrap
pastrami wrap
pretzels
iced tea
picked up e at the vre as usual. meant to drop the dry cleaning off on the way. got out of the house too late.
cat food run on the way home.
dinner
oatmeal
eggs (2)
bagel thin w/ cream cheese
coffee
iced tea
we watched dear frankie on dvd. pretty good movie. better than i expected. temp. was around 19 deg at bed time. tres cold.
breakfast
bagel thin w/ butter
banana
oj
coffee
iced tea
elizabeth was ready for the vre about 10 minutes early. we got there in plenty of time.
snack
sausage biscuit
iced tea
at chik fil a
rewrote resume in the morning.
lunch
turkey and pastrami wrap
pastrami wrap
pretzels
iced tea
picked up e at the vre as usual. meant to drop the dry cleaning off on the way. got out of the house too late.
cat food run on the way home.
dinner
oatmeal
eggs (2)
bagel thin w/ cream cheese
coffee
iced tea
we watched dear frankie on dvd. pretty good movie. better than i expected. temp. was around 19 deg at bed time. tres cold.
09 December 2010
8 dec 2010 (w)
woke up for about the 7th time at 5:00 am. head ache, sore throat, terrible thirst. air pressure in the mask was very high. actually chapped my lips.
took a shower at the sleep center to get the goo out of my hair. left the center around 5:30.
extremely cold out. around 20. car was parked outside and was actually a little hard to start.
breakfast
southern omelette
bacon (2 strips)
hash browns
iced tea
at denny's
quite good bacon and hash browns. omelette was pretty good.
got home in time to take elizabeth to the vre. we got to the station at about 3 min before the train is supposed to leave only to find that the train was delayed by 55 minutes. elizabeth decided to work from home today and go to the office on thursday.
article in the post this week regarding extensive complaints about the vre.
lunch
hot dogs (2)
pretzels
banana
iced tea
dinner
tuna wraps (2)
fruit salad
iced tea
we watched an episode of foyle's war in the evening. i fell asleep on part of it so i didn't really follow completely.
took a shower at the sleep center to get the goo out of my hair. left the center around 5:30.
extremely cold out. around 20. car was parked outside and was actually a little hard to start.
breakfast
southern omelette
bacon (2 strips)
hash browns
iced tea
at denny's
quite good bacon and hash browns. omelette was pretty good.
got home in time to take elizabeth to the vre. we got to the station at about 3 min before the train is supposed to leave only to find that the train was delayed by 55 minutes. elizabeth decided to work from home today and go to the office on thursday.
article in the post this week regarding extensive complaints about the vre.
lunch
hot dogs (2)
pretzels
banana
iced tea
dinner
tuna wraps (2)
fruit salad
iced tea
we watched an episode of foyle's war in the evening. i fell asleep on part of it so i didn't really follow completely.
08 December 2010
7 dec 2010 (tu)
woke up a lot during the night. woke up at 6:00 and went down stairs. back is stiff but not as sore as yesterday. very cold over night. about 29 when i turned on the tv.
breakfast
bagel thin with cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea
watched two episodes of corner gas in the morning.
lunch
turkey and provolone wrap
plain tortilla
yogurt
iced tea
went back to find the vacuum store today. turns out they just haven't updated their web page. the store moved to the location i found yesterday.
snack
fries
iced tea
from wendy's. the new fries. pretty good. hotter than usual, of course. see if they keep that up.
snack
tall caramel macchiato
sleep study tonight. not sleeping at home. i find this process amazingly disorienting.
dinner
turkey reuben (1)
fruit salad
iced tea
left for the sleep study at about 8:40. full house at the clinic. four, older men, say 50-65, all overweight, all looking pretty tired.
tech. started working with me around 10:00. tried a new kind of mask that covers nose and mouth. felt like i was sleeping ok but woke up every 60-90 minutes. tried a different mask around 2:00 am. tech showed me a full face mask. tried that on and was immediately freaked out. said no thank you please. ended up using a more compact nose and mouth mask. preferred it to the first mask but pressure was very high. pressure woke me up several times.
breakfast
bagel thin with cream cheese
oj
coffee
iced tea
watched two episodes of corner gas in the morning.
lunch
turkey and provolone wrap
plain tortilla
yogurt
iced tea
went back to find the vacuum store today. turns out they just haven't updated their web page. the store moved to the location i found yesterday.
snack
fries
iced tea
from wendy's. the new fries. pretty good. hotter than usual, of course. see if they keep that up.
snack
tall caramel macchiato
sleep study tonight. not sleeping at home. i find this process amazingly disorienting.
dinner
turkey reuben (1)
fruit salad
iced tea
left for the sleep study at about 8:40. full house at the clinic. four, older men, say 50-65, all overweight, all looking pretty tired.
tech. started working with me around 10:00. tried a new kind of mask that covers nose and mouth. felt like i was sleeping ok but woke up every 60-90 minutes. tried a different mask around 2:00 am. tech showed me a full face mask. tried that on and was immediately freaked out. said no thank you please. ended up using a more compact nose and mouth mask. preferred it to the first mask but pressure was very high. pressure woke me up several times.
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