2237 / 57 deg f / cloudy / at home
alarm at 4:50. hit snooze twice.
got up at about 5:10. had to shave.
breakfast
banana
oj
iced tea
took out trash. not ready for the 6:40 train but i left in plenty of time for the 7:20.
breakfast
bagel sandwich
iced tea
at the cosmo cafe
rainy and yucky on the way to work. got into the office at about 9:20.
lunch
chicken kabobs
rice
brocolli
iced tea
snack
coffee
hershey bar
left at about 5:15. caught the 6:16. very empty. cute girl across from me. reminded me of someone but i couldn't place her.
train stopped between alexandria and backlick. sat for about 15 minutes. didn't get to broad run until after 7:30. home after 8:00
dinner
blt (2)
chips
dr. pepper
watched ncis, rumpole. did dishes.
30 April 2013
29 april 2013 (m)
written on 30 april at home
woke up with the alarm at about 4:50. felt absolutely miserable. headache. sore throat. dizzy. sore neck. reset the clock for an hour later. felt worse when it went off. decided to stay in bed. sent an email to work.
slept until about 9:30
breakfast
cereal
banana
oj
iced tea
did a few tiny chores. fell asleep on the couch.
watched a movie.
decided to go to the post office for the death certificates.
lunch
omelette
hash browns
toast
iced tea
coffee
at denny's.
fell asleep on the couch when i got back from denny's. feverish again.
e. got home around seven
dinner
hot dogs (2)
beans
slaw
iced tea
dr. pepper
went to bed early.
woke up with the alarm at about 4:50. felt absolutely miserable. headache. sore throat. dizzy. sore neck. reset the clock for an hour later. felt worse when it went off. decided to stay in bed. sent an email to work.
slept until about 9:30
breakfast
cereal
banana
oj
iced tea
did a few tiny chores. fell asleep on the couch.
watched a movie.
decided to go to the post office for the death certificates.
lunch
omelette
hash browns
toast
iced tea
coffee
at denny's.
fell asleep on the couch when i got back from denny's. feverish again.
e. got home around seven
dinner
hot dogs (2)
beans
slaw
iced tea
dr. pepper
went to bed early.
28 April 2013
28 april 2013 (su)
1146 / 62 deg f / cloudy / at home
woke up at about 5:00 and thought about getting up. again at 6:30. actually got up around 8:00.
breakfast
oatmeal
coffee
oj
finished the revised 2011 tax form. wrote the check. ouch.
more laundry.
didn't feel well all day.
woke up at about 5:00 and thought about getting up. again at 6:30. actually got up around 8:00.
breakfast
oatmeal
coffee
oj
finished the revised 2011 tax form. wrote the check. ouch.
more laundry.
didn't feel well all day.
27 april 2013 (sa)
written on 28 april at home
slept later than usual on saturday. felt exhausted.
breakfast
egg sandwich (2)
oj
coffee
iced tea
banana
e. made the sandwiches. quite good.
spent most of the day on taxes, bills, and laundry. getting tired of this formula!
e. went out to the library, etc. in the afternoon.
lunch
bologna sandwiches (2)
iced tea
we decided to go to ruby's for dinner. i was glad to get out of the house.
dinner
salad bar
bourbon chicken
rice pilaf
iced tea
pretty good. the chicken didn't seem spicy at first but got more spicy as i ate.
dessert
ice cream
watched a lot of ncis episodes in the evening. did dishes.
state tax is filed.
slept later than usual on saturday. felt exhausted.
breakfast
egg sandwich (2)
oj
coffee
iced tea
banana
e. made the sandwiches. quite good.
spent most of the day on taxes, bills, and laundry. getting tired of this formula!
e. went out to the library, etc. in the afternoon.
lunch
bologna sandwiches (2)
iced tea
we decided to go to ruby's for dinner. i was glad to get out of the house.
dinner
salad bar
bourbon chicken
rice pilaf
iced tea
pretty good. the chicken didn't seem spicy at first but got more spicy as i ate.
dessert
ice cream
watched a lot of ncis episodes in the evening. did dishes.
state tax is filed.
27 April 2013
26 april 2013 (f)
written on 27 april
did not set my alarm on thursday. just crashed. woke up at 5:15 and realized what happened. quick shower.
breakfast
oj
banana
iced tea
left the house a few minutes late but parked pretty close at broad run so i made the train in plenty of time.
started the book of judges on the train.
breakfast
omelette
grilled cheese
iced tea
at cosmo cafe. very hungry when i got there.
got coffee as soon as i got to work.
hosted a gotomeeting in the morning. it went pretty well.
lunch
stir fried chicken
rice
veggies
dr. pepper
a bit bland. could have used soy sauce.
thought about catching an early train. got caught up in meetings.
snack
chicken sandwich
tea
at starbucks.
caught the 5:10. pretty empty. rode close to the front. elizabeth took an earlier train.
dinner
hot dogs (2)
beans
slaw
iced tea
did not set my alarm on thursday. just crashed. woke up at 5:15 and realized what happened. quick shower.
breakfast
oj
banana
iced tea
left the house a few minutes late but parked pretty close at broad run so i made the train in plenty of time.
started the book of judges on the train.
breakfast
omelette
grilled cheese
iced tea
at cosmo cafe. very hungry when i got there.
got coffee as soon as i got to work.
hosted a gotomeeting in the morning. it went pretty well.
lunch
stir fried chicken
rice
veggies
dr. pepper
a bit bland. could have used soy sauce.
thought about catching an early train. got caught up in meetings.
snack
chicken sandwich
tea
at starbucks.
caught the 5:10. pretty empty. rode close to the front. elizabeth took an earlier train.
dinner
hot dogs (2)
beans
slaw
iced tea
26 April 2013
25 april 2013 (th)
written on 26 april at cq press
caught the 7:20 train. stopped at the uptowner on the way in. very crowded at the store. everyone had the same idea.
breakfast
bagel w/ cc
iced tea
lunch
steak and bleu cheese wrap
salad
dr. pepper
monthly meeting, monthly report in the afternoon
left a little late and missed the 5:11 train. caught the 5:36. stopped at h-t on the way home.
dinner
spag. and meat balls
salad
iced tea
caught the 7:20 train. stopped at the uptowner on the way in. very crowded at the store. everyone had the same idea.
breakfast
bagel w/ cc
iced tea
lunch
steak and bleu cheese wrap
salad
dr. pepper
monthly meeting, monthly report in the afternoon
left a little late and missed the 5:11 train. caught the 5:36. stopped at h-t on the way home.
dinner
spag. and meat balls
salad
iced tea
24 april 2013 (w)
writtten on 26 april at cq press
hit the snooze several times on wednesday. got up later than usual.
got groceries at wegmans on the way home.
dinner
danny's favorite sub
iced tea
hit the snooze several times on wednesday. got up later than usual.
got groceries at wegmans on the way home.
dinner
danny's favorite sub
iced tea
23 April 2013
23 april 2013 (tu)
1239 / 54 deg f / cloudy / at cq press
when the alarm went off i thought it was part of my dream. hit snooze twice before i realized it was actually time to get up.
shaved in the ack emma. i've been letting it go for up to a week lately. i like old and sickly with a week old beard. need to shave every other day, i think.
breakfast
banana
oj
coffee
e's paseo wouldn't start yesterday so she drove me to the vre. made it to the train in plenty of time.
2nd breakfast
bagel sandwich
iced tea
at cosmo cafe. huge line at the bathroom. big tourist group in the cafe. first time i've seen that.
escalators off at foggy bottom. really felt the climb in my legs. chilly on the way to work.
got to work at 8:45.
sage backlist and doi submission mostly.
lunch
london broil
rice
broc
dr. pepper
not so very good. bland.
written on 24 april
elizabeth picked me up at the vre in the evening.
dinner
blts (2)
fries
iced tea
we watched a murdoch on netflix
when the alarm went off i thought it was part of my dream. hit snooze twice before i realized it was actually time to get up.
shaved in the ack emma. i've been letting it go for up to a week lately. i like old and sickly with a week old beard. need to shave every other day, i think.
breakfast
banana
oj
coffee
e's paseo wouldn't start yesterday so she drove me to the vre. made it to the train in plenty of time.
2nd breakfast
bagel sandwich
iced tea
at cosmo cafe. huge line at the bathroom. big tourist group in the cafe. first time i've seen that.
escalators off at foggy bottom. really felt the climb in my legs. chilly on the way to work.
got to work at 8:45.
sage backlist and doi submission mostly.
lunch
london broil
rice
broc
dr. pepper
not so very good. bland.
written on 24 april
elizabeth picked me up at the vre in the evening.
dinner
blts (2)
fries
iced tea
we watched a murdoch on netflix
22 April 2013
22 april 2013 (m)
1630 / 56 deg f / partly cloudy / cq press
hit snooze several times when the alarm went off. got up about 30 minutes later than usual.
breakfast
cereal
banana
iced tea
oj
caught the 7:20 train. very sleepy on the train.
2nd breakfast
bagel sandwich
iced tea
at cosmo cafe
quite hungry by the time i got to cosmo. very busy on the metro. first train at l'enfant was absolutely packed. second train was crowded. much colder than expected on the way to work.
arrived at the office at around 9:30.
lunch
tofu
salad
veggies
dr. pepper
tofu was not great. rest was ok.
snack
coffee
strawberry short cake
written on 23 april at cq press
left work at around 5:30. metro was single tracking so it took forever to get from metro center to l'enfant. i got to l'enfant just as the 6:16 train left. thanks metro. waited for the 6:56. the last train was actually made up of new cars. usually the late trains have older rolling stock.
dinner
spicy chicken sandwich
fries
cole slaw
dr. pepper
at chick-fil-a. good sandwich. ok fries. soupy slaw. good soda.
got home at about 9:00. watched tv with the sound off. bed at a little after 10:00. sleepy!!!
hit snooze several times when the alarm went off. got up about 30 minutes later than usual.
breakfast
cereal
banana
iced tea
oj
caught the 7:20 train. very sleepy on the train.
2nd breakfast
bagel sandwich
iced tea
at cosmo cafe
quite hungry by the time i got to cosmo. very busy on the metro. first train at l'enfant was absolutely packed. second train was crowded. much colder than expected on the way to work.
arrived at the office at around 9:30.
lunch
tofu
salad
veggies
dr. pepper
tofu was not great. rest was ok.
snack
coffee
strawberry short cake
written on 23 april at cq press
left work at around 5:30. metro was single tracking so it took forever to get from metro center to l'enfant. i got to l'enfant just as the 6:16 train left. thanks metro. waited for the 6:56. the last train was actually made up of new cars. usually the late trains have older rolling stock.
dinner
spicy chicken sandwich
fries
cole slaw
dr. pepper
at chick-fil-a. good sandwich. ok fries. soupy slaw. good soda.
got home at about 9:00. watched tv with the sound off. bed at a little after 10:00. sleepy!!!
21 april 2013 (su)
a little more productive than saturday. spent a lot of the day doing chores, balancing check book, working on taxes, etc. depressing but necessary.
elizabeth got home around 7:00.
we had pizza for dinner. went to bed early. still tired.
elizabeth got home around 7:00.
we had pizza for dinner. went to bed early. still tired.
20 april 2013 (sa)
spent most of the day at home. slept late. took naps. did some work around the house. felt tired, mostly.
went out to dump change at the bank. then had lunch at denny's.
blah sort of day. no energy.
went out to dump change at the bank. then had lunch at denny's.
blah sort of day. no energy.
19 april 2013 (f)
written on 22 april
up early to feed cats, etc.
managed to catch the 6:40 train.
lots of meetings again today.
caught the train home at 5:11. started to rain just as i got to the broad run station.
stopped at tfb to turn in change. the machine was broken at the tfb in bristow.
dinner
burger
fries
coke
at foster's grill in bristow. first half of burger was no good. 2nd half was quite good.
dessert
frozen yogurt
new shop in bristow. pretty tasty.
up early to feed cats, etc.
managed to catch the 6:40 train.
lots of meetings again today.
caught the train home at 5:11. started to rain just as i got to the broad run station.
stopped at tfb to turn in change. the machine was broken at the tfb in bristow.
dinner
burger
fries
coke
at foster's grill in bristow. first half of burger was no good. 2nd half was quite good.
dessert
frozen yogurt
new shop in bristow. pretty tasty.
18 april 2013 (th)
written on 22 april
elizabeth headed down to carolina today.
lots of meetings at work.
stopped for dinner at lin's in bristow on the way home. not very good. i picked the wrong dish.
lots of cats to feed when i got home. very tired. could not believe it wasa only thursday.
elizabeth headed down to carolina today.
lots of meetings at work.
stopped for dinner at lin's in bristow on the way home. not very good. i picked the wrong dish.
lots of cats to feed when i got home. very tired. could not believe it wasa only thursday.
16 April 2013
16 april 2013 (tu)
1824 / 73 deg f / partly cloudy / at cq press
slept in until after 7:00. doctor's appointment in the am.
breakfast
cereal w/ banana
coffee
iced tea
didn't get up soon enough to catch yon trash dudes.
doctor's appointment at 9:45. he said i needed x-rays. i thought i'd get a referral and start that whole process but they do x-rays on the spot.
he told me to keep up the exercises. it it is still sore in four weeks, call to set up an mri. i'll see him for a follow up in six weeks.
2nd breakfast
sausage mcmuffin
iced tea
at mcdonald's on route 15.
parked at ballston. (level 6. i must remember. level 6.)
stopped at the uptowner to pick up lunch on the way to the office. got to work around 12:20. very slow going!
lunch
chicken salad sandwich
iced tea
heading home around 7:00.
slept in until after 7:00. doctor's appointment in the am.
breakfast
cereal w/ banana
coffee
iced tea
didn't get up soon enough to catch yon trash dudes.
doctor's appointment at 9:45. he said i needed x-rays. i thought i'd get a referral and start that whole process but they do x-rays on the spot.
he told me to keep up the exercises. it it is still sore in four weeks, call to set up an mri. i'll see him for a follow up in six weeks.
2nd breakfast
sausage mcmuffin
iced tea
at mcdonald's on route 15.
parked at ballston. (level 6. i must remember. level 6.)
stopped at the uptowner to pick up lunch on the way to the office. got to work around 12:20. very slow going!
lunch
chicken salad sandwich
iced tea
heading home around 7:00.
15 august 2013 (m)
written on 16 august at cq
up on time on monday for once.
breakfast
toast
iced tea
coffee
got bogged down in the early morning. left for the train a little late but caught the train on time.
raining when i got off at l'enfant.
2nd breakfast
bagel w/ cc
iced tea
at the cosmo cafe
their bagel sandwiches are probably the safest bet.
lunch
pasta dish
salad
roll
pasta was a bit over cooked. roll and salad were good.
snack
three musketeers
really legged it to catch the train. drank a sprite on the way home.
went to wegmans after work. short list.
snack
pizza
green tea
not very crowded at wegmans. h-t after. very short list at h-t.
dinner
two bologna sandwiches
iced tea
up on time on monday for once.
breakfast
toast
iced tea
coffee
got bogged down in the early morning. left for the train a little late but caught the train on time.
raining when i got off at l'enfant.
2nd breakfast
bagel w/ cc
iced tea
at the cosmo cafe
their bagel sandwiches are probably the safest bet.
lunch
pasta dish
salad
roll
pasta was a bit over cooked. roll and salad were good.
snack
three musketeers
really legged it to catch the train. drank a sprite on the way home.
went to wegmans after work. short list.
snack
pizza
green tea
not very crowded at wegmans. h-t after. very short list at h-t.
dinner
two bologna sandwiches
iced tea
14 april 2013 (su)
written on 16 april at cq
slept in on sunday.
breakfast
toast
coffee
iced tea
watched cbs sunday morning.
took the recycling in. started reviewing mommy's paperwork..
lunch
noodle soup
iced tea
paper work all day.
dinner
salmon
rice
brussels sprouts
slept in on sunday.
breakfast
toast
coffee
iced tea
watched cbs sunday morning.
took the recycling in. started reviewing mommy's paperwork..
lunch
noodle soup
iced tea
paper work all day.
dinner
salmon
rice
brussels sprouts
13 April 2013
13 april 2013 (sa)
2304 / 50 deg f / fair / at home
slept until around 8:00 in the morning. sorted laundry first thing. hope to finish the laundry over the weekend.
breakfast
scrambled eggs (3)
fried bologna (3)
biscuits (2)
coffee
iced tea
hit the spot for me.
went to tfb to get some papers notarized around 10:00. went to gainesville to mail them. g-ville was a mistake. traffic was deadly. didn't get to the post office until after 11:30.
laundry. balance checkbook first.
then i finished the fed. tax. too much fun, there.
lunch
frozen dinner
hot dog roll (for gravy)
iced tea
watched the kids in the hall at lunch
snack
caramel machiato. e. brought it back from target.
finally submitted the tax forms at about 7:00. had to wait until forms were accepted to actually pay.
dinner
reuben
chips
iced tea
watched the story of the kells. watched a show about audrey hepburn.
finished paying the taxes at about 10:30.
slept until around 8:00 in the morning. sorted laundry first thing. hope to finish the laundry over the weekend.
breakfast
scrambled eggs (3)
fried bologna (3)
biscuits (2)
coffee
iced tea
hit the spot for me.
went to tfb to get some papers notarized around 10:00. went to gainesville to mail them. g-ville was a mistake. traffic was deadly. didn't get to the post office until after 11:30.
laundry. balance checkbook first.
then i finished the fed. tax. too much fun, there.
lunch
frozen dinner
hot dog roll (for gravy)
iced tea
watched the kids in the hall at lunch
snack
caramel machiato. e. brought it back from target.
finally submitted the tax forms at about 7:00. had to wait until forms were accepted to actually pay.
dinner
reuben
chips
iced tea
watched the story of the kells. watched a show about audrey hepburn.
finished paying the taxes at about 10:30.
12 April 2013
12 april 2013 (f)
1507 / 74 deg f / cloudy / at cq press
raining when i woke up. i didn't set my alarm for some reason. woke up about 20 minutes after the normal time.
rushed to get to the train on time.
breakfast
cereal w/ banana
iced tea
coffee
caught the usual train. cold since i didn't have a jacket. reading the book of joshua now.
pouring rain when i got to l'enfant
2nd breakfast
bagel sandwich
iced tea
at cosmo cafe.
not raining as badly on the way from foggy to the office. arrived at around 8:40.
lunch
salmon
beets
noodles
ginger ale
written on 13 april
cough came back to haunt me on the train going home. felt totally exhausted by the time we got to broad run.
dinner
sandwich
caesar salad
dr. pepper
at panera
dessert
cherry danish
coffee
raining when i woke up. i didn't set my alarm for some reason. woke up about 20 minutes after the normal time.
rushed to get to the train on time.
breakfast
cereal w/ banana
iced tea
coffee
caught the usual train. cold since i didn't have a jacket. reading the book of joshua now.
pouring rain when i got to l'enfant
2nd breakfast
bagel sandwich
iced tea
at cosmo cafe.
not raining as badly on the way from foggy to the office. arrived at around 8:40.
lunch
salmon
beets
noodles
ginger ale
written on 13 april
cough came back to haunt me on the train going home. felt totally exhausted by the time we got to broad run.
dinner
sandwich
caesar salad
dr. pepper
at panera
dessert
cherry danish
coffee
11 April 2013
11 april 2013 (th)
2252 / 72 deg f / fair / at home
weather is supposed to turn cooler tomorrow.
cold was better when i woke up this morning.
breakfast
cereal
banana
oj
iced tea
caught the 6:40 train.
2nd breakfast
bagel w/ butter
hard boiled egg (2)
coffee
at seasons. got to the office around 8:30.
busy day. lots of meetings. ed's 2nd anniversary with cq. sal's birthday.
lunch
tuna salad wrap
chips
dr. pepper
snack
birthday cake for sal
l'enfant was insanely busy. caps game. nationals game. cherry blossoms.
got home around 7:00
dinner
ravioli w/ meatballs
salad
iced tea
watched sherlock holmes, poirot and a big bang that i've never seen before.
weather is supposed to turn cooler tomorrow.
cold was better when i woke up this morning.
breakfast
cereal
banana
oj
iced tea
caught the 6:40 train.
2nd breakfast
bagel w/ butter
hard boiled egg (2)
coffee
at seasons. got to the office around 8:30.
busy day. lots of meetings. ed's 2nd anniversary with cq. sal's birthday.
lunch
tuna salad wrap
chips
dr. pepper
snack
birthday cake for sal
l'enfant was insanely busy. caps game. nationals game. cherry blossoms.
got home around 7:00
dinner
ravioli w/ meatballs
salad
iced tea
watched sherlock holmes, poirot and a big bang that i've never seen before.
10 April 2013
10 april 2013 (w)
1306 / 88 deg f / sunny / at cq press
felt much better when i woke up this morning. breathing better. not so exhausted.
breakfast
banana
oj
coffee
caught the 6:40 train. felt worse by the time i caught the train.
snack
egg sandwich
iced tea
from the uptowner. pretty good. they had my favorite tea today.yeah.
lots of meetings in the morning.
lunch
beef bulgogi
rice
cabbage
v8
snack
donut
coffee
written on 9 april at home
worked about an hour late in the evening. trying to catch up after missing a good bit of time.
had to get gas after work
dinner
roast beef sub
onion rings
dr. pepper
at arby's
got groceries at wegmans and h-t after work.
felt much better when i woke up this morning. breathing better. not so exhausted.
breakfast
banana
oj
coffee
caught the 6:40 train. felt worse by the time i caught the train.
snack
egg sandwich
iced tea
from the uptowner. pretty good. they had my favorite tea today.yeah.
lots of meetings in the morning.
lunch
beef bulgogi
rice
cabbage
v8
snack
donut
coffee
written on 9 april at home
worked about an hour late in the evening. trying to catch up after missing a good bit of time.
had to get gas after work
dinner
roast beef sub
onion rings
dr. pepper
at arby's
got groceries at wegmans and h-t after work.
09 April 2013
9 april 2013 (t)
1658 / 83 deg f / clear / at cq press
slept a little over in the morning. knew i was going to miss the 6:40 so i aimed for the 7:20.
breakfast
cereal
banana
oj
iced tea
caught the train in time. couldn't get comfortable on the train. felt like crap the whole time. felt a little better when i was walking.
2nd breakfast
egg wrap
coffee
lunch
taco salad
iced coffee
candy bar
iced tea
leaving a bit late since i arrived late. expecting to catch the 6:16 train.
written on 10 april
left at a little after 5:00. caught the 6:16. old train. one of the cars had no ac. tried to sit in there but i got boiled.
got home at 8:00.
dinner
eggs
biscuits
iced tea
coffee
we watched a show about carol burnett for a while. then dishes and bed.
slept a little over in the morning. knew i was going to miss the 6:40 so i aimed for the 7:20.
breakfast
cereal
banana
oj
iced tea
caught the train in time. couldn't get comfortable on the train. felt like crap the whole time. felt a little better when i was walking.
2nd breakfast
egg wrap
coffee
lunch
taco salad
iced coffee
candy bar
iced tea
leaving a bit late since i arrived late. expecting to catch the 6:16 train.
written on 10 april
left at a little after 5:00. caught the 6:16. old train. one of the cars had no ac. tried to sit in there but i got boiled.
got home at 8:00.
dinner
eggs
biscuits
iced tea
coffee
we watched a show about carol burnett for a while. then dishes and bed.
8 april 2013 (m)
written on 9 april
felt pretty good when i woke up.
breakfast
banana
oj
iced tea
coffee
caught the 6:40 train
2nd breakfast
bagel sandwich
iced tea
at the cosmo cafe
dragging badly by the time i got to work. arrived around 8:40.
tons of emails, etc. to catch up on.
lunch
grilled veggie sandwich
chips
dr. pepper
tasty
left the office around 4:30. really dragging when i got to the train. quite hot out, in fact.
caught the normal train. went to wegmans on the way home.
dinner
chipped beef on biscuits
iced tea
tasty.
hit the hay around 11:00. very, very tired!
felt pretty good when i woke up.
breakfast
banana
oj
iced tea
coffee
caught the 6:40 train
2nd breakfast
bagel sandwich
iced tea
at the cosmo cafe
dragging badly by the time i got to work. arrived around 8:40.
tons of emails, etc. to catch up on.
lunch
grilled veggie sandwich
chips
dr. pepper
tasty
left the office around 4:30. really dragging when i got to the train. quite hot out, in fact.
caught the normal train. went to wegmans on the way home.
dinner
chipped beef on biscuits
iced tea
tasty.
hit the hay around 11:00. very, very tired!
07 April 2013
7 april 2013 (su)
1948 / 69 deg f / fair / at home
woke up fairly early in the hotel.
watched most of an episode of law and order. they painted themselves into a corner and then used a deus ex machina to solve the problem. started packing. showered.
watched a second law and order while moving stuff to the car. also ended up with tha d e m situation. odd.
breakfast
sunrise sampler
iced tea
at cracker barrel
karen called while i was at c.b. we had forgotten to exchange the papers. i went back to the hotel.
left at about 10:00.
slow going on the way back. stopped a lot. also bogged down with traffic.
lunch
turkey sandwich
chips
bottled water
at wawa
e. is going to her book group this evening. i'm ordering pizza and she'll have some when she gets back.
written on 9 april
dinner
pizza (3 sl)
iced tea
woke up fairly early in the hotel.
watched most of an episode of law and order. they painted themselves into a corner and then used a deus ex machina to solve the problem. started packing. showered.
watched a second law and order while moving stuff to the car. also ended up with tha d e m situation. odd.
breakfast
sunrise sampler
iced tea
at cracker barrel
karen called while i was at c.b. we had forgotten to exchange the papers. i went back to the hotel.
left at about 10:00.
slow going on the way back. stopped a lot. also bogged down with traffic.
lunch
turkey sandwich
chips
bottled water
at wawa
e. is going to her book group this evening. i'm ordering pizza and she'll have some when she gets back.
written on 9 april
dinner
pizza (3 sl)
iced tea
6 april 2013 (sa)
written on 7 april at home
i was up and doing fairly early. didn't want to get ready too early. nothing worse than sitting around in you dressy clothes an hour too early.
went down at about 8:30 for breakfast. very crowded. art, susan, susan's dad already down. claire apparently had also already eaten. i had to do cocktail party eating in the beginning. then a table opened.
ended up having breakfast with a fairly large group.
went up to shower and dress around 9:45. elizabeth called when i was in the shower. she was at a cvs near the funeral parlor. she came back to the hotel. we drove over in a few cars around 12:30.
fairly large group already there.
the dava did their forget me not ceremony. i found it odd but many liked it. the priest was late so mark said his eulogy first. he did a very nice job. got very emotional and had to stop. i think he got most of the church going. definitely heart felt.
the priest was late which threw things off. karen, claire and i did readings during the ceremony. it was fairly short. dave, matthew, julio, jesus, scott, glenn, and i were pall bearers.
kay and rose were at the funeral. had not seen them in years!
grave side ceremony was short. it seemed rather cold sitting under the tent.
we went to the dav after the ceremony for lunch.
lunch
chicken
green beans
potato salad
fruit salad
cake
iced tea
the really decorated the place nicely and clearly put some effort into the food. said many good byes at the end of the lunch.
elizabeth went back home. i went back to the room and took a nap.
met mark, stephanie, bill, ann, karen, leslie, and lilly at steve and johns for dinner at 7:00.
dinner
salad
greek burger
fries
iced tea
good salad. rest was ok. everyone else seemed to enjoy there chow. mark and leslie hit it off very well. we stayed and talked until about 9:30.
went back to the hotel. drank a dr. pepper in the lobby and watched about ten minutes of michigan/syracuse. realized i didn't know who won the first game. went up to the room. watched a little tv and then bed. didn't sleep so great.
i was up and doing fairly early. didn't want to get ready too early. nothing worse than sitting around in you dressy clothes an hour too early.
went down at about 8:30 for breakfast. very crowded. art, susan, susan's dad already down. claire apparently had also already eaten. i had to do cocktail party eating in the beginning. then a table opened.
ended up having breakfast with a fairly large group.
went up to shower and dress around 9:45. elizabeth called when i was in the shower. she was at a cvs near the funeral parlor. she came back to the hotel. we drove over in a few cars around 12:30.
fairly large group already there.
the dava did their forget me not ceremony. i found it odd but many liked it. the priest was late so mark said his eulogy first. he did a very nice job. got very emotional and had to stop. i think he got most of the church going. definitely heart felt.
the priest was late which threw things off. karen, claire and i did readings during the ceremony. it was fairly short. dave, matthew, julio, jesus, scott, glenn, and i were pall bearers.
kay and rose were at the funeral. had not seen them in years!
grave side ceremony was short. it seemed rather cold sitting under the tent.
we went to the dav after the ceremony for lunch.
lunch
chicken
green beans
potato salad
fruit salad
cake
iced tea
the really decorated the place nicely and clearly put some effort into the food. said many good byes at the end of the lunch.
elizabeth went back home. i went back to the room and took a nap.
met mark, stephanie, bill, ann, karen, leslie, and lilly at steve and johns for dinner at 7:00.
dinner
salad
greek burger
fries
iced tea
good salad. rest was ok. everyone else seemed to enjoy there chow. mark and leslie hit it off very well. we stayed and talked until about 9:30.
went back to the hotel. drank a dr. pepper in the lobby and watched about ten minutes of michigan/syracuse. realized i didn't know who won the first game. went up to the room. watched a little tv and then bed. didn't sleep so great.
05 April 2013
5 april 2013 (f)
1615 / warm and sunny / written at residence inn in n.n.
i don't have the weather forecast available.
didn't sleep really well. woke up at around 6:00 and then again when my phone alarm went off. came down for breakfast around 7:30.
breakfast.
sausage hash
eggs
canadian bacon
apple juice
not very good.
read email and caught up in the blog in the morning.
went back to the room. watched frasier and a movie about the wall street melt down. took a shower.
lunch
avocado bacon burger
fries
slaw
iced tea
at cheeseburger in paradise. food good, service so so, decor depressing.
found a best buy and got some head phones.
found a walgreens and got more cold meds.
went by mommy's old house. the apartments on deloice are all boarded up. odd to drive by the house and know that someone other than mommy is living there.
stopped at panera on the way back. coffee, and a cinnamon roll.
just heard that glenn and susan were rear-ended again today. unbelievable.
written on 7 april at home.
we went over to the funeral home as a group at around 5:30. some folks were already there when we arrived. mark and stephanie were held up in traffic and did not get to bill's house until late on friday. glenn and susan and group did arrive for the viewing. art also came.
claire did a great job with the arrangements and karen had picked out some pictures of mommy to display around the viewing area.
the mortician did a good job. i'm not a big fan on viewing people. there's something about it that makes me uncomfortable. i know a lot of people do need to see the person, though.
a lot of people came out. it was nice to see ken turner and a number of others. the dav folks really do come out for their old friends. i'm sure mommy would be pleased.
we stayed until a little after 7:00. eveyone split up at that time.
karen, claire, leslie, lilly and i went to dinner at cheese burger in paradise. never been there, then twice in one day.
dinner
salad
salmon
rice
broc
iced tea
quite good. the atmosphere is also more attractive at night. turned out that scott, mary, and amanda were a few tables away.
back to the room at about 9:30 and then bed!
i don't have the weather forecast available.
didn't sleep really well. woke up at around 6:00 and then again when my phone alarm went off. came down for breakfast around 7:30.
breakfast.
sausage hash
eggs
canadian bacon
apple juice
not very good.
read email and caught up in the blog in the morning.
went back to the room. watched frasier and a movie about the wall street melt down. took a shower.
lunch
avocado bacon burger
fries
slaw
iced tea
at cheeseburger in paradise. food good, service so so, decor depressing.
found a best buy and got some head phones.
found a walgreens and got more cold meds.
went by mommy's old house. the apartments on deloice are all boarded up. odd to drive by the house and know that someone other than mommy is living there.
stopped at panera on the way back. coffee, and a cinnamon roll.
just heard that glenn and susan were rear-ended again today. unbelievable.
written on 7 april at home.
we went over to the funeral home as a group at around 5:30. some folks were already there when we arrived. mark and stephanie were held up in traffic and did not get to bill's house until late on friday. glenn and susan and group did arrive for the viewing. art also came.
claire did a great job with the arrangements and karen had picked out some pictures of mommy to display around the viewing area.
the mortician did a good job. i'm not a big fan on viewing people. there's something about it that makes me uncomfortable. i know a lot of people do need to see the person, though.
a lot of people came out. it was nice to see ken turner and a number of others. the dav folks really do come out for their old friends. i'm sure mommy would be pleased.
we stayed until a little after 7:00. eveyone split up at that time.
karen, claire, leslie, lilly and i went to dinner at cheese burger in paradise. never been there, then twice in one day.
dinner
salad
salmon
rice
broc
iced tea
quite good. the atmosphere is also more attractive at night. turned out that scott, mary, and amanda were a few tables away.
back to the room at about 9:30 and then bed!
4 april 2013 (th)
written on 5 april at residence inn in newport news
slept in a little on thursday. still have a bit of a cold thought it is much better.
breakfast
cereal
coffee
oj
packing in the morning. did a few chores. dragging pretty badly.
finally got on the road at about 12:30.
i stopped at the sheetz in opal to fill the tank and get gax.
snack
chips
iced tea
decided to get lunch further down the road this time. skipped the traditional hardies.
stopped at the aunt sarahs exit and went to dennys. ervice was not forthcoming so i went on down the road. stopped at a mcdonalds off of 64 for lunch.
lunch
angus burger
fries
iced tea
traffic ran smoothly until nn. bit of a backup.
reception clerk lied to me about the bereavement rate when i checked in.
boy does this hotel remind me of mommy.
went out around 6:00. hair cut. stopped at trader joes.
dinner
sub
chili
iced tea
at firehouse subs
dessert
frozen yogurt at sweet frog.
saw karen, leslie, lilly, burt, burt's grand-daughter (?) and great at the pool.
went up to bed and watched snow white and the huntsman. pretty good movie. wish this guy had directed the lord of the rings.
slept in a little on thursday. still have a bit of a cold thought it is much better.
breakfast
cereal
coffee
oj
packing in the morning. did a few chores. dragging pretty badly.
finally got on the road at about 12:30.
i stopped at the sheetz in opal to fill the tank and get gax.
snack
chips
iced tea
decided to get lunch further down the road this time. skipped the traditional hardies.
stopped at the aunt sarahs exit and went to dennys. ervice was not forthcoming so i went on down the road. stopped at a mcdonalds off of 64 for lunch.
lunch
angus burger
fries
iced tea
traffic ran smoothly until nn. bit of a backup.
reception clerk lied to me about the bereavement rate when i checked in.
boy does this hotel remind me of mommy.
went out around 6:00. hair cut. stopped at trader joes.
dinner
sub
chili
iced tea
at firehouse subs
dessert
frozen yogurt at sweet frog.
saw karen, leslie, lilly, burt, burt's grand-daughter (?) and great at the pool.
went up to bed and watched snow white and the huntsman. pretty good movie. wish this guy had directed the lord of the rings.
03 April 2013
3 april 2013 (w)
1821 / 52 deg f / fair / at home
felt so rotten when the alarm went off that i thought about rearranging my schedule. went back to sleep for 30 minutes to decide. woke up again and determined that i would have to take today off.
original plan was to work today and take monday off but i just couldn't get going. throat sore again. bad headache. ear ache.
woke up around 9:00. called jerry. he said all is ok.
breakfast
eggs
fried bologna
toast
oj
iced tea
watched rocky on dvd
watched tv off an on all day. napped off and on. trying aspiring today.
felt so rotten when the alarm went off that i thought about rearranging my schedule. went back to sleep for 30 minutes to decide. woke up again and determined that i would have to take today off.
original plan was to work today and take monday off but i just couldn't get going. throat sore again. bad headache. ear ache.
woke up around 9:00. called jerry. he said all is ok.
breakfast
eggs
fried bologna
toast
oj
iced tea
watched rocky on dvd
watched tv off an on all day. napped off and on. trying aspiring today.
2 april 2013 (tu)
written on 3 april
fourth day with a cold and i don't really feel any better.
i managed to catch the 6:40 train today.
breakfast
egg sandwich
iced tea
at the cosmo cafe
i also stopped at the uptowner for tea and oj. they no longer carry my fave tea. cold felt worse for the most part today.
got some work done
dinner
chicken fajitas
donut
dr. pepper
snack
coffee
three musketeers.
felt absolutely miserable by he time i got to the train. came straight home.
dinner
chili dogs (2)
beans
iced tea
bed early. took nyquil again.
fourth day with a cold and i don't really feel any better.
i managed to catch the 6:40 train today.
breakfast
egg sandwich
iced tea
at the cosmo cafe
i also stopped at the uptowner for tea and oj. they no longer carry my fave tea. cold felt worse for the most part today.
got some work done
dinner
chicken fajitas
donut
dr. pepper
snack
coffee
three musketeers.
felt absolutely miserable by he time i got to the train. came straight home.
dinner
chili dogs (2)
beans
iced tea
bed early. took nyquil again.
1 april 2013 (m)
written on 3 april
april fools day.
managed to get up and get going in the am. got to broad run a tiny bit too late to catch the 6:40. i caught the 7:20 instead.
went to work by a different route so i could stop by cvs on the way in. get cold meds.
cold meds seemed to help through the day.
it took forever to get from foggy to the office.
chicken dish for lunch.
stopped at the ups store on the way home to return headphones. FINALLY!
dinner
burito
iced tea
at qdoba in gainesville. much better than of late.
groceries at wegmans and h-t. got some hbp nyquil. took some at bed time. seemed to help.
april fools day.
managed to get up and get going in the am. got to broad run a tiny bit too late to catch the 6:40. i caught the 7:20 instead.
went to work by a different route so i could stop by cvs on the way in. get cold meds.
cold meds seemed to help through the day.
it took forever to get from foggy to the office.
chicken dish for lunch.
stopped at the ups store on the way home to return headphones. FINALLY!
dinner
burito
iced tea
at qdoba in gainesville. much better than of late.
groceries at wegmans and h-t. got some hbp nyquil. took some at bed time. seemed to help.
31 march 2013 (su)
written on 3 april
cold was just as bad on sunday as it was the two days before. i got through the whole winter without a cold and then a catch a big nasty one at the end of march.
light chores and paid bills today.
went to bed early on sunday. trying to go to work on monday.
cold was just as bad on sunday as it was the two days before. i got through the whole winter without a cold and then a catch a big nasty one at the end of march.
light chores and paid bills today.
went to bed early on sunday. trying to go to work on monday.
02 April 2013
30 march 2013 (sa)
written on 2 april
our 29th wedding anniversary.
woke up with a nasty cold again. felt better than friday but not well.
karen called early to say that mommy had decided it was time to go. she was coming off of the bipap sometime in the morning and then it would be a matter of time.
mommy called me at around 10:30. she actually sounded quite strong. she just called to say how much she loved as all. it was very nice to hear her voice.
we went out for a late lunch instead of a dinner
we ate at bertucci's. pretty good.
we heard at about 7:15 that mommy had passed away.
don't remember much after that.
our 29th wedding anniversary.
woke up with a nasty cold again. felt better than friday but not well.
karen called early to say that mommy had decided it was time to go. she was coming off of the bipap sometime in the morning and then it would be a matter of time.
mommy called me at around 10:30. she actually sounded quite strong. she just called to say how much she loved as all. it was very nice to hear her voice.
we went out for a late lunch instead of a dinner
we ate at bertucci's. pretty good.
we heard at about 7:15 that mommy had passed away.
don't remember much after that.
28 march 2013 (th)
i've geen sick for several days. no time to get on-line.
after seeming to get better, my mom took a turn for the worse on this day and passed away on march 30.
i will try to catch up but my memory of the last few days is sketchy!
after seeming to get better, my mom took a turn for the worse on this day and passed away on march 30.
i will try to catch up but my memory of the last few days is sketchy!
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