good morning Ernie.....11 days to go....today we are packing our suitcase for the trip and then doing the closets....another bigger job   we are both tired of this...  meanwhile it is 83 already ...glad we don't have outside work...hope you car part works for you...sounds like a creative solution....have a good day and stay well...

Happy Anniversary Susan.......11 days to go and then we get in the car to head north....packing food so we don't have to stop except bathrooms and one hotel/motel stop.a friend did her trip and had purchased a TV dinner and used the motel microwave to cook dinner sounds like a good idea......2 long days...my back is getting so excited to sit in one place for 12 hours a day.....you flowers sound wonderful and am looking forward to being able to plant the perennials etc...plus the seasonal ones....haven't had a zinnia in a vase in so many years...hugs

Morning Kitty.  It's blood test morning so I'm up early.  Brandy always stays in bed until she hears me getting ready to go outside. 

Must be sad leaving your home.  We rented until we got here in 1980.  It was a mobile home until that got destroyed by a tornado in 83, then we put this modular in.

It's cooler this morning since I'm up early, 62 right now.

I ate tv dinners a lot as a teen after my mom started working.  Not good for us but I liked them.

Have a great day.

Ernie

your up too darn early Ernie.....more packing closets are done....linen closets today....tired and cranky already....neighbors coming to sit with their wine and say goodbye....social distancing of course....and it will be sad....to leave but wish we were in the car.....

Morning Kitty.  It's to bad you have so much packing instead of just enjoying your remaining time on the island.  I haven't been to Florida since 66 or 67 and then I think it was the northern part.  I remember palm trees, sand, wearing a t-shirt outdoors on Christmas day.   I went for a walk and saw high concrete buildings, something I never saw.

I have to get up a little early tomorrow for my dr appt.  I tried to get a PSA test included for cancer because it's been over a year.  I know 2 men that had to have surgery or radiation because of that.  They didn't get it added, said they would discuss it at the appt.  I had a doctor for about 30 years, now I've had 4 in the last 10 years since he retired.  They keep quitting to move on to something else.

I'm getting so tired of the medical community and prescriptions. 

Have a great day Kitty.

Ernie

sorry about your health issues and your supposed to stay well....and I do agree with the medical community.....large complexes now so very anonymous....I feel lucky to have the DR up north that we have...,.he was independent with an office and one other DR....and they became a complex with so many DR. the one that we have hated it and moved into a small office with one practitioner....makes such a difference...so we are all set up there....scripts? outrageous....close to done with the packing working on what will be needed for the time we spend at our daughters house....just the clothes needed until we find a house and have the pod.....and Christmas when it is in the 70"s with sand and green trees is something to experience....but this year we will be with family again....am looking forward to that...

Morning Kitty.  Rained again last night.  Got some excavating done yesterday but can't move for a couple days now.  I have to go buy some more pipes and have more gravel delivered. 

A long time ago I could call in and talk with my doctors nurse but now I get message people, at least they are people.  I got a number this week I think goes to my doctor's office.  Before the best I could do was get inside the building and they would forward me to the office.

I was only about 12 or 13 when I visited Florida, surprised I remember so many scenes from the trip.  I remember we saw signs, for hundreds of miles, for some resort called Border or something like that.

When I order my prescriptions there is a menu button to push to get one renewed after it runs out.  They quit doing it after you push the button so I have to call the switchboard and get a message to my doctor to renew it.  So they have to have this done every month instead of every 3 months the way it was once and it takes a few days.  I'm getting more healthy and hope to eliminate most of these meds.

Glad you packing is winding down, never again except for unpacking in the north country.

Have a great day Kitty.

Ernie

I dislike the current medical situation and yes the scripts too....today I have my "last" dentist appt...down here....hopefully.....getting the crown finished.....then start over in Ct.....glad my kids are there and can say no or yes to the many there....many are not taking new clients....have a good one Ernie hope you can finish your project.....

Morning Kitty.  Going to be a hot weekend here.  90 today and over 90 tomorrow.  The good thing is that we didn't get soaking rain so the ground should be dry today and stay dry until Wednesday.  Enough time for me to finish the drainage ditches.  Have to go to Lowes this morning to get more pipe.  Should've made it before everyone was off for the weekend but didn't.

Happy day yesterday.  Doctor appt had best blood test results in 7 years.  My 90 day average glucose was inside the normal range for a person without diabetes.

My daughter and our grands made it here last eve for pizza and swimming.  Had a good time and I finally got the pool vacuumed. 

Have a great day Kitty, hope dentist appt went well.

Ernie

sorry i never respond yesterday....back is bad...pain shooting down right leg when I try to walk....clinic said a pinched nerve ...on the couch or bed sincer yesterday  'brian is doing all the work plus bring food pain meds and bathroom....using the office chair on wheels until the temporary (I hope) gets here in awhile...borrower thru FISH  not sure about ride home....very ,concerned about a long car ride...it is supposed to get better with some new stretching exercises...we will see...