I HAVE A WASHER AGAIN

Happi is having a hard time again today.  She is still crying and whining.  Poor baby.

I went for my breast cancer doctor appointment today.  I got my mammogram results: I am clear.  Everything is good.  Yay!

In the afternoon the washing machine tech arrived.  I have been waiting almost a month to be able to wash clothes.  I am on my last pair of underwear.  To recap the washer has been not smelling as fresh and the clothes have been coming out wet despite running the spin cycle twice.  It was starting to make a banging noise.

The tech ran a the washer and of course it didn't make the banging noise.  Isn't that always the way?  But then he found the problem.  The hose where the water goes into the sewer line was pushed into the the sewer line.  It was supposed to be only about 4" into the sewer line.  Instead it was really into the line.  I am thinking that when my handyman was doing some work over there a few months ago, he may have accidentally knocked the line since this problem has only been going on for a short period of time. 

The hose was flushing out the dirty washer water and the dirty washer water was flushing back into the washer causing the laundry to not smell so fresh and stay wet.  That caused the washer to bang.

So now it is fixed.  I spent the next 48 hours washing the stacks of laundry from my trip, my sheets from being sick, my dog sitters sheets and towels, and various other items that needed to be washed from a month without a washer.

Until tomorrow... 

HAPPI HAD A TOOTH REMOVED

Today Happi had to go to the dentist.  She has had a hard time for a few weeks with a toothache.  I have been giving her pain killers.  She was a little anxious I was told when I picked her up.

Her tooth was so rotted that the dentist said he didn't have to dig it out, it just popped out.  Poor baby! That means it has been painful for a long time.  But it is out now and the rest of her teeth are very good.  Sparkly clean.

The dentist said she had a really hard time coming out of the anesthesia.  She was really groggy when I picked her up.  Different then Lucky is when I pick her up.  Happi was crying.  She cried all night long.  For hours.

I will see how she is tomorrow.

While Happi was at the dentist, I went to get my pulmonology test.  I thought I would be breathing into something but it was very different.  I was in a CT scanner and I had to hold my breath while scans were taken.  It went pretty quick.  

Until tomorrow...

PREP FOR HAPPI DENTAL

Today is the prep for Happi to get her teeth done.  Tomorrow at 7 am Happi has to be at the dentist.  She is in so much pain.  She is doing this weird thing where her teeth chatter.  It is so weird and scary.  I am hoping that removing any bad teeth will make her better.

Until tomorrow...

NEED A DOG WALKER

I got a new gig and I contacted my regular dog walker and she is going on a month long vacation.  What to do?  I spent the day contacting doggie day cares.  I have to find a place to take care of the dogs while I work.

Happi is always a difficult situation since she has to rest a lot and can't rough house.

Until tomorrow...

REALLY LAZY DAY

Today was a lazy day.  My last day before my gig starts.  I finished laundry, decorated some more, and cleaned up some more.  I binge watched The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon.  It was really good.  I highly recommend it.

Until tomorrow...

TREE TRIMMING

I woke up and looked out the window at the neighbor's chickens.  I thought I saw them out of their coop.  I texted the neighbor to let him know.  He was sweet and thanked me and said he would check them.  He did and they were fine.

 Then the tree guy (or guys) came today to trim my white birch.  It really needed to be trimmed and shrunk down.  They cut it in a way that it shrinks its size without "topping" it.  Topping is when the trimmer cuts the top off the tree.  You are not supposed to do that in my area.  It is not good for the tree.  Instead you can shrink a tree by cutting branches.  The tree looks great.  Bare right now but it will look great next spring.  I have had this done before.  It is a birch and if you don't thin it it gets top heavy and very thick.  It is not happy.  This thinning makes it happy.

When the guys were here, they had their big truck.  It was too big to fit in my driveway and went into my neighbor's driveway.  I rang their doorbell to ask if it was okay.  They didn't answer so I figured they were not home.  It was only going to take about 30 minutes so I figured it was okay.  The guys said they would move the truck if they needed them too.

In my area people frequently park blocking our driveways for deliveries and to drop things off, so I didn't think it would be a problem.

I monitored the truck and the guys.  All of a sudden I noticed the truck was moved.  I went to the neighbor's home and rang the bell.  A man I didn't know answered and I introduced myself.  He said he was upset the truck was there and I apologized.  I said I didn't think anyone was home so I didn't think it was a problem.  He said it was a problem.  He didn't like that the workers didn't speak English and he was going to call the police.  I said he didn't have to do that.  I was here and the truck was moved.  I knew his daughter-in-law and son and we were friendly.  There was no ill intent.  After a few minutes I talked him down.  He said where he lived people didn't block people's driveways and if they did they called the police.  I guess he didn't live in a city.  He also said where he lived, the people spoke English.  OH.  I see.  Not sure where he lives but welcome to the West Coast.  I ended the conversation at that point.

I emailed his daughter-in-law and apologized for upsetting her father-in-law and blocking the drive way.  She emailed right back and said he never said a word and I can block her driveway any time.

I went to see my neighbor's K and N for a short visit and to give them a small item I brought them from Sedona.  It was good to catch up.

Then my friends H and M came over to bring me a vegan pumpkin pie.  It was so sweet.  It was also DELICIOUS!   It was good to hang out.

Until tomorrow...



 

YEARLY MAMMOGRAM

I spent the morning with my friend's foster son decorating the house.  We just got a small start but it was a big help having a teenager lugging the boxes up and down the stairs for me.

Then I went to get my yearly mammogram.  Yes, I wore my tiara.  I am hoping the Power of the Tiara will protect me and keep me safe.  I was in and out fairly quickly since the whole hospital administration was closed.  There is no rest for the mammogram office.

I get the results next week.

I also ate some more solid food.  I think it is over!

Until tomorrow...

THANKSGIVING DAY

I spent Thanksgiving talking to family and going to the movies.  I went to see Three Billboards.  It was really good.  It was funny and moving.  I would say that if bad language bothers you, you may want to take a pass on this movie.  Every cuss word is used in this movie. 

Before and after the movie I just took it easy.  I had a little more solid food.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Until tomorrow...

CANCELLED THANKSGIVING

I am feeling better but I am still not able to eat a whole meal.  I am weak and tired.  I made a meal of boiled potatoes, tofu and peas just to have some food.

I cancelled my Thanksgiving plans.  I didn't want to spread the disease and be around any food. 

I hope to feel better in a few days.

Until tomorrow...

WENT TO INTERVIEW

Even though I felt horrible, I went to the interview.  I told them I would not shake hands since I didn't want to spread it.  One of the participants was out also and she was conferencing in.  I went to the meeting then to the market and came home.  I needed to buy a few items since I was running out of food.

I got back in bed and went to sleep. 

Until tomorrow...