KateP's musings

I found the transfer station with little to no problem except the GPS or phone went away from the map but still gave me instructions and I had to stop and reset it to the map.   I got to see some part of the town I haven’t seen in a while and it’s pretty for an industrial/rural area.   It didn’t take long and but I learned where things go.   On the way home I called Dave.   He kept me company until I got to the dry cleaners.   He questioned why I was coming from the transfer station especially if I could have the Veteran’s Organization come by.   Why couldn’t I have waited until the bulk pickup in two weeks?   I told him I needed to do it.   He told me on his way to with JimK he was caught up in the traffic block on the highway yesterday.   He hadn’t heard it was going to happen.   I knew it happened.   I think it was on Facebook or heard about it this morning on the news.   Neither of us really called it what was but it wa...

Well we finally got a beautiful and seasonal weekend.   We did have some rain going into Saturday but the rest of the day was beautiful and allowed me to go on a nice long walk .   It remained in the 70’s until later on in the evening.   Today was much cooler then yesterday but still had sunshine and beautiful clouds that looked like cauliflower heads floating by.   This time I took a late morning walk that was just as long as yesterdays.   My hope is to go again tomorrow before my afternoon gets crazy. I checked in with the immediate family on Saturday and then had a nice two hour conversation with Dave.   We touched on work, classmates, our family and the pending state opening in three days.   Neither of us is in a big rush to run out to the restaurants right now.   Believe me I haven’t been ignoring them.   I have had my share of take-out and delivery during this quarantine.   I don’t do that much shopping anyway. I had a huge he...

Dear Mom, Just wanted to let you know that my catch-up dinner with Dave went better than I expected.  We talked about our families, our jobs (he will be celebrating ten years this week with Jetblue) our summer activities, and he also sent me home with a piece of chocolate cake.  I couldn’t eat all of it.  As I mentioned earlier we went to plan b-I ordered the squealer with onion rings and salad.  I couldn’t finish the whole burger (didn’t like the taste of it).  He wanted us to split it but as usual I didn’t have a lot of cash on me so I paid for dinner.   Since I got home haven’t done very much except read emails and watched TV.  I think I am going to bed though I have a long day ahead of me and I want to get up early to get the day started.  I really didn’t do all that much between the last entry and this one. I did make some calls for Restaurants for thanksgiving.  So far it looks like Cracker Barrel is the lead.  The other ...

The last couple of days have been really beautiful weather wise.  Yesterday it was mid 70’s and no humidity.  I haven’t had the fan on in my room for the entire two days either.  Maybe an extra throw on the bed.  New Haven was in the high sixties and playing with clouds.  WE may get some showers later. Mom had a good session with Debra and she seemed at ease with the mutual agreements from all of us   AGain I will find out more on Friday when I meet with Debra.  Mom and I nearly got into another argument about stupid stuff.  She asked me to text Kristina about stuff and she wasn’t making any sense.  She also has been giving out misinformation about the dinner this week.  Anyway any aggravation I may have felt dissipated by the time I went to bed. It looks like we won’t be going to PA this weekend.  Jim called last ngiht and said there won’t be any graduation in Kristina’s future.  Mom had offered to get...

I have been here at work an hour already and haven’t gotten much done.  The scanner I usually use I can’t remember the password (its supposed to be my password but its not).   So I have to use Mama Joanie’s.  It certainly was easier to log on. Funny I got up by 6 and got online and then got ready for work.  I managed to leave before 7:30 and get here by 10 of 8.  I don’t know why I find that funny.  I guess each day is different.  Depending on traffic and perception I guess. Mom was just getting up when I was leaving.  She is planning on spending the day doing paperwork for the boards she is on and also more personal budget work as well.  She saw the doctor yesterday and she got a good report about the pancreas.  It is stable. It is now mid morning .  I have made a few trips to the ladies room and to the vending machine to find something to wake me up.  I chose Coke and Fanta.  I have done about 14 batc...

After a restful sleep I woke up around 7. My intention (as usual) was to get up earlier but decided that I could do what ever it was I needed in the time I had. I got ironing the clothes I was to wear for the day. I decided to wear dark clothes with the blue and black jacket. I would wear it for Bingo, the canvassing and of course the wake. I had to send out some emails for the 4th District for today’s activities and to inform Phil that one of our members emails no longer works. I called that person a short time ago and found out it was because I sent an attachment. In the future can’t do that. I also told RLutz about Dave’s loss (they are related by marriage some how-his wife’s maiden name is Oliver). I didn’t get to the nursing home until close to 9:30. I made my stop at DD for coffee and two orders of hash browns. They were freaking hot. I think I may have burned my esophagus. I chatted with the picket line and then went inside. The first 45 minutes I talked with Angela...

I really need a vacation.   I seem to be very tired lately.   I try to get up and do things and the most I do is check emails, check the forums, shower and get ready for work.   I also have the TV on and I sit there and watch it for up to five or ten minutes.   At night I watch TV and do laundry (sometimes) and stay up until 10.   I also get on line again.   Work is fine for the most part I get the work done (well the daily stuff) and every day I work on the re-address mail but there doesn’t seem to be enough time to get it all done.   I realize that I get online but I really try to limit the time I am on there.   As long as there is no stress and I don’t feel stress unless people refuse to do as I ask about the mail:   people have been sending mail in the large envelopes with the delivery address in the right hand corner when it should be in the middle of the envelope.   Home life is fine.   Mom has been antsy about the...

Well I survived Friday the 13th. I had my session with Debra this morning and discovered that we have one more session before she leaves for her vacation on the 20th. We will decide the best dates for phone sessions. We talked about the past week (even though the weekend was starting to get fuzzy). I told her about the incident on Tuesday. I picked up my Coumadin and a few extras at break time. I guess I was still hungry from lunch. It was cereal. I also had cheese and crackers from Adams. It was a little humid this afternoon even though it was partly cloudy. I am expecting the sky to open up and pour. According to the weather site a stray shower or thunderstorm is possible early. Cloudy skies, Low 73F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. I was quite surprised to find the J-Bus crowded. It made the ride a little more enjoyable. I wonder why it wasn’t as full as other Fridays. When I got home Mom and just finished making the cole slaw for tomorrow nights buffet. She also had visi...

I am sorry I didn’t write yesterday. It just wasn’t a good day to write. I got to work and found the lockbox from the previous day waiting for me. I started on it and short time later more came. I was pretty busy with the mail well up until 2. Today was up until 3 pm with the mail. I have no idea why (well I may have inkling). Good news is I have been keeping up the office. G was training for most of this week on the epic system and she likes it. Unfortunately it made her behind in a lot of stuff. People (another supervisor/team leader) were complaining and making unreasonable demands on her and our team. To me this is only pushing her in her resolve to leave YMG all the faster. She is taking the next couple of days off so we are on our own and I am sure SR will be looking in on us every chance she gets. Diva has been annoying several people this week. Apparently she hasn’t done much of anything but walk around and look out windows. I even noticed she had been doing the batch log...

It is six in the evening. I have been home a while. We just finished dinner and it was pretty good. Mom made spaghetti and clams. It was exactly what I asked for and it was satisfying. While we were watching the news the weather report came on. It seems we are getting more “wintery weather”. Rain and snow mixed in during the night. There are high winds expected as well. As usual they are recommending people take care and don’t go out if you don’t have to. I don’t need to be asked twice. I heard from Dave today I finally got a hold of him. He was telling me Lyman Orchards in Middlebury is having a mini-winter carnival this weekend. He was wondering if we could do it on Sunday. We talked about it and I would like to go. The time frame would have to depend on the status of the quarantine at the Nursing home. Once we established that I would call him and let him know we started catching up. He has been working. He went to dinner at Savin Rock Roasting Company in West Haven. He...

I was in bed until 8 and then got online before heading into the shower. I answered some emails from Telka and surfed the net for a short time. I got a late start to the shower and to getting to the nursing home. Some of the protesters were outside when I arrived. I talked with Phil for a short time and now I can’t tell if they are winning or what. I went in and made coffee for a few of the residents and had some myself. I managed to get everything set up and ready to start playing on time for a change. WE also ended on time and I made it to church sort of on time. I managed to get here before the liturgy started. I found out the new pastor (or priest) will be arriving on Tuesday to begin his assignment at St Mary’s. After Mass I came home and did some chores. When I arrived Mom was cleaning in the bathroom. When I arrived she must not have heard me at least twice she jumped. I did some laundry and did some vacuuming downstairs. Around 4 Dave came and picked me up and we a...

It is nearly 4:30 Sunday afternoon. Mom is downstairs making dinner. She is going to make a variation of stuffed cabbage. She hasn’t been home long from the wedding. Actually the wedding didn’t take all that long. They were on the beach in Fort Trumbull section of Milford. Mom went to Target to get a few things. My day has been pretty good although I did wake up early but also had a slight headache. I had some breakfast and took some ibuprofen and it worked so I had no problems with that. Although though out the day I still have that weird feeling in my stomach as though I have been kicked or something. It doesn’t feel like hunger pains I can still feel those but it goes away for awhile and then pops up again. I am going to have to keep an eye on that. I started getting ready for bingo around 8:30 after deciding to lie across the bed for a bit. I was out the door by 9 and to the nursing home by 9:15. I was serving coffee and chatting and we started bingo a little after 10. Jil...