Saturday

. . . No snow here but it is cold enough, this afternoon the sun was shining brightly into the bedroom and warming my toes while I read. I fell asleep and woke up in time to catch the last nine laps of the NASCAR race.

I watched Oregon/Washington football earlier but that almost put me to sleep so I decided to read away the second half. Never have heard how that game came out. It probably turned out to be a cliff hanger! The Oregon USC game certainly was.

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Friday

. . . When I checked the weather report this morning the forecast was for snow!! I was out and about before noon and never saw snow falling but there was a car in town with snow on the roof. Looks like it is nearby at least. This evening weather radar shows possible showers during the night. The temp is to drop to 29 so perhaps there will be a trace of snow on Pleasant Hill in the morning. It has been a quiet day, just the way I like ‘em.

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Thursday

 I was happy with my bowling results this afternoon. 157=153=122. That produced an average of 144 which is a bit higher than my league average of 138. Things are looking up. I had lunch just before leaving the house but two hours later, when I started the third game I could tell my blood sugar was dropping. I ate a candy bar but I had waited too long and the game ended before the sugar took affect. I think in the future I should plan on eating a hot dog or something similar during my second game so that will not happen. . . . We are enjoying a nice rain storm today, I think I even hear thunder. However, that could be Roy moving stuff around in his garage next door. Madeline, my Sister in Law in Shreveport sent me an Office Depot add about a possible 17 inch HP Laptop that I will look into. Caren also put me on to a good deal with Dell so I think it will not be long and I will be the proud owner of a Laptop animal of some sort.

Wednesday

. . . Walked for an hour today. It was done in the house while listening to Hannity on the radio. When the hour ended I felt like I had walked a good distance, doggie took a nap so it did him no good. Life is tough on dogs. I am looking forward to bowling tomorrow; hopefully the walk today will help loosen me up and make bowling a success. We shall see!! I searched the web for a laptop and found a 17.3” H.P. refurbished for under $400. I like H.P. products but I am not sure if going with a refurbished item is a good idea. Any thoughts?… Anybody?… Don’t be shy!

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Tuesday

. . The first time I checked the thermometer this morning it read 40o. The weather report claimed  almost  freezing during the night. I have no idea why I am bothering to write about it; cold is coming and all of my postings will not change that fact one bit.. . .  Never did get in any walking today except during commercials when I had the TV on. Got a note from Terri: She has been swimming in the warm sunshine of Hawaii! Rich people. I continued with ‘War and Peace’, that book is a monster to wade through but if I can pay attention I find the author tells a pretty good story. This is my second reading and I remember very little of the first. I’ve been searching on line for information about laptop computers, I will be making myself a present of one for Christmas. Unless someone…No, no, never happen! I have put my fat little doggie on a diet, only gets to eat twice a day, all he wants out of the bowl each time then it is stored for leftovers until next meal time. I think he will loose weight because he can’t really hold a lot in that small tummy. The only problem is he wakes me up every morning before sunrise because he is hungry. That may be best, no need for me to sleep my life away anyway.  Caren phoned, she had some Lasagna waiting for me to come get. She phoned about the time O’Reilly was coming on so I told her I would stop by after 6M. ChiChi and I arrived about 6:15 and was greeted at the door by both Ron and Ashton. They had not yet had dinner so I was invited to sit down for a nice meal and conversation. Caren mentioned that she has  a good relationship with Dell Computer and thought she might be able to get me a deal so I asked her to go for it. It will be nice if she can save me some money and or get me into an even better deal than I could make at any store. I was planning on going to Wal-Mart but they don’t sell Dell equipment. I think that is true. About 8PM ChiChi and I left with enough food for two more meals of Lasagna. It has been a good day. ChiChi would disagree. I don’t think he is too happy with the diet he is on.

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Monday

. .. . . . . .The local doe strolled by my living room window about dark last night while I was watching TV. She kept an eye on  me for several minutes before going about her business. I looked for the young buck but he was not to be seen. No walk today, the rain was threatening and I did not want to melt my sugary self all over the street. Tonight I will waste time in front of my Monday night commercials and get to bed late. Like 9PM.

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Sunday

Sunday      The rain hit pretty hard today so I did not get out for a walk but I did bowl 6 lines and that is worth a bit of exercise. My scores were 116-150-166-158-157-128- for a 146 average. I am pleased with my results, the three step delivery worked for me today and I am hoping it works as well far into the future. I stopped by Safeway for more ice cream on the way home and actually went by Teigens house before going home. All is fine there, Ron and Ashton were hauling wood up to the porch and stacking it, getting ready for the first snows that could hit any day now. Ashton and I played at the chess board for about a half hour before I headed home to put away the melted ice cream. On the way I remembered Mel had cooked a large ham and wanted to give me a couple of pounds of it so I went by there for a few minutes too. When I got home I checked my email then turned on the Seattle Football game after NASCAR went off the air. One of our local boys won that race!

The ice cream containers were soft when I finally remembered to put them away but no harm done.

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Saturday

. . . This day started out looking pretty good but it ended up raining this afternoon. I did get in a forty minute walk though so all was not lost. I watched Nascar and a football game this afternoon, switching to each one as the commercials came on. Doggie and I are doing fine, staying dry and warm, waiting for spring! LOL

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Friday

 For some reason I looked out my bedroom window just as it was getting light and saw a small buck and doe about 50 feet away. We stared at each other for 3-4 minutes before I left the window. I returned several times within the next half hour and they were still in the general area looking back at me. I don't know if they were waiting for me to return or if they just liked staring at the window. My camera was in the car so I never did try to take a picture. I doubt I would have been successful because it was not yet daylight. He was a most curious guy and his ears were almost as large as his horns. . . . When I went to bed last night I decided to re-read War and Peace. I wonder if I will get through it before I leave town in January. I am going to try to really absorb it this time, good luck with that! . . . I was able to force myself into walking for about forty minutes again today. I know I feel a lot better when I do that and hope to continue. I am not too good about loving to exercise. This morning  weather radar showed a large storm engulfing Olympia about 60 miles north of here. By 2:30 the barometer had dropped as low as I have seen it since I moved in and the sky was dark, windy and getting wet. The drought is over, wonderful! Not.

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Thursday

 . . My final scores while bowling were almost my average but I had to get there the hard way. 116-118-174 created an average of 136 which is a bit under my league average. I was surprised by the last score because I accidentally started the game with a three step delivery and got a strike. I figured it was a fluke but I continued bowling that way and for some reason it seems to have helped. I am excited about getting back down there on Sunday and trying my luck. While bowling the Manager of the Longview Jiffy lube store stopped by my car and left his card after reading the not so friendly remark I have painted on my back window. I phoned him when I got home and he gave me a phone number to contact about my complaint. Of course I had to talk to a recorder when I called the number but if I get a return call it will be the first one since February when all of this began. We are still rain free in this part of the world and the radar picture looks good for at least the rest of today. It was about 38 when I got up this morning but the fog was in and when that burned off we ended up with sunshine!

This evening I watched my favorite Thursday Night commercials on TV and tried to decide which of my many unread books to pick up next. Or I may try War and Peace again. It has been about ten years since the first reading. I’ll keep you posted.

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Wednesday

. . . .This was another do nothing day, didn’t even get in a walk. The weather was not the reason-I was just too lazy to get off my duff. I did read a lot while the washing machine was running and napped a while waiting for the dryer to finish. Folding clothes was the most exercise I got all day. Tomorrow will be a bowling day so I hope that helps my exercise program  a bit. I sat in front of the TV and watched the Republican candidates answer a bunch of stupid questions from the liberal media that was running the program. That was not a lot of fun except when the audience booed a question now and then. I wonder why the left leaning media [most of it is] thinks the American public is so stupid. Oh Well, that’s politics and I love it! I think I will go to bed early and read more of Charles Dickens.

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Tuesday

…..We were lucky with our weather today, no rain and as a matter of fact the sun even came out for a while. I didn't do any walking but it sure would have been a fine day for it. The temp was near the 60's. There is a monster storm heading for Alaska and I suppose it will be here later in the week. I hope it is all 'snowed out' before it arrives. Bob, one of the guys at lunch today was nice enough to tell me he liked reading my "Day with Dad' on Wordpress.

Made me feel good to find someone who got a kick out of it. I know Cousin Sharon and Virgil enjoyed it too, of course her dad, Cliff, was in the story. I think that was the part that I did not get entirely correct but I never did go back and make any changes after she talked to me.

I watched 'Dancing with the Stars' during commercial breaks last night. Most of the 'Dancing' commercials came on about the same time as the shows I was watching so I missed a lot. The guy who wanted to get the 30 points got them, I noticed. After 2 n1/2 Men went off I tried to stay up for 'Castle' but it didn't work. I went to bed and fell asleep reading Hard Times by Dickens. After lunch with the guys I stopped by Safeway for some ice cream and gasoline. $3.51 per gallon on the gas. A lot more for the ice cream. I think I should give up the ice cream. I might turn on the TV again this evening, for a while, then get back to my book.

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Monday

. I walked for 40 minutes this afternoon, that is becoming a habit with me. My hope is to continue strengthening that habit. We had a little sunshine this morning but the clouds rolled in by lunch time. Nothing new is happening around here. I am still trying to get my weight down but I am sure that is a lost cause. My BMI is 22 and I am told that is about right so perhaps I should stop giving it any thought. NO! That will make it too easy for me to eat even more! Can’t have that.

Sunday

 

. . . .I finished breakfast and walked forty minutes all before 9:15 this morning. We still have not had a frost but the temperature is getting closer to 32 each morning. There was a lot of fog in the air; I was expecting nicer weather as that burned off and as the day progressed that came about. I went bowling today; 134-134-111-153-123-158- That was close to a 136 average and a couple of points below my league average. I feel I will do better Thursday. I got back to the house in time to watch most of the NASCAR race and catch a nap in the process. This evening I will enjoy a movie with popcorn, cheese and sliced apple. I sure like the change in time; I have trouble waking up in the morning and seeing darkness.

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Saturday

. . . . I was up early this morning, doggie wanted breakfast so I fed him about six and decided to fix myself some French toast. I spent a little time puttering around the kitchen after breakfast while waiting for the sun to come up. The clouds must have been extra thick because it still felt like night time at 8AM.

There was some cold rain falling but that stopped before long and it just turned out to be a dark, nothing day. I got in a nap or two and ate about 1/3 of a container of spaghetti that Caren had left on my doorstep yesterday. I must say that was good cookin'! At least the day ended with the grass all dry and the radar showing rain off the coast. Good place for it. I hope it stays there. This evening I watched the Cain-Gingrich debate then a few commercials before calling it a night.

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Friday

. . . Terri arrived happy and healthy! That warm Hawaii sunshine will really perk her up in a hurry, I bet!…Before she left she gifted some of her Dad’s tools and car cleaning items to me so I spent this morning going through everything and putting it all away where it will be easy to reach should I be in the need. I also got some bowls for the kitchen and she even left me some candies that I like. Life is good but it would be better in Hawaii. I will get my turn January 16^th when my plane leaves for Mexico, Yea! Yea!. I was able to sneak in a 40 minute walk today, I walked in the house and was able to keep up a nonstop pace for the whole time. ChiChi thinks I’m nuts but what does he know?

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Thursday

. . . The big news of the day is my bowling results- 136- 151- 137= 141 average. That is a few points better than my league average so I am a little happy about it. After stopping by Safeway for a few things I went over to Teigen's for a half hour or so. They are doing fine. No complaints. Caren sent me home with some cooked green beans in bacon. I had half of that and a slice of bread for dinner, didn’t want to eat too much because I plan on putting away some ice cream later in the evening while watching some of my favorite commercials. . . . Terri is on a big airplane heading for some Hawaiian sunshine! Rich people have all of the luck! Momma always liked her best, I guess!

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Wednesday

. . . The sun broke through the fog layer around 11AM. The bright, blue sky was a wonder to see! I did watch the barometer drop from 1,000mb to 990 by 3PM though. Radar showed rain on the coast. Looks like I will get wet driving to the bowling alley tomorrow.

By 6:30 the rain had arrived here in abundance.  That should raise the river a foot or so. I was able to get in another 40 minute walk today. I made an effort to cut down on my eating too. I will ruin all of my efforts by having ice cream and peaches before going to bed. I phoned Billy this evening, he seemed to be in a good mood. We are always happy to know he is doing OK.

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Tuesday

. . . During the months of September and October I had a total of 892 hits on my blog! Thanks, all of you! There was a bit of fog in the area about 9:15 when I left for Tigard. Weather radar showed spots of showers between here and there also. I’m happy to say the entire day went without rain. It certainly was cold though! After arriving at Terri’s place I loaded four boxes of stuff to deliver to Jean and Ben. Arriving at their place in Canby about noon Jean was nice enough to fix lunch for us while we visited and caught up on what has been going on in their world. Knowing it would be a while before finding Terri home again I stopped by a used book store in Canby to purchase something to help me while away the time. I ended up spending a lot of time in the Home Style Buffet in Tigard sipping on hot chocolate and reading. Later, when I arrived at Terri’s place I happened upon one of Terri’s friends in the process of running a carpet cleaner around the place. She had made the carpet cleaner machine a gift to herself at her last birthday. Terri told me later that the lady loves to clean carpet and did it at no charge. I asked Terri what the lady did for a living and she told me she was a district Judge. Yesterday I told you how her Sister had set up the movers, right? Well, her Sister is a Judge also. Some crowd my lady runs in! We waited until after 7PM for Steve, her neighbor to get home to help us move the large TV out of the apartment. He looked at the monster and told me it might be easier for him to pick it up alone and carry it out to the vehicle [his] and load it for the short trip to the storage locker about a mile away. I readily agreed and a few minutes later the TV was safely put away. Problem solved. I gave Terri a kiss and a big hug and expressed my hope that she could fly to Mazatlan in January so we could enjoy some nice winter weather together. If not, it will be at least four months before we meet again.. .  .I arrived home close to 11PM and had chocolate cookies with peanut butter and a glass of milk before hitting the hay. I posted this as soon as I got up Wednesday morning. Now lets see what adventures today brings!

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Monday

. . . Change of plan, I did not go to Tigard today. Terri had to run an errand for her sister so I  will drive down tomorrow and help her clear her apartment so the landlord can take  possession. She will be leaving Thursday to spend part of the winter in Hawaii. My hope is that she will join me in Mexico later but that is still up in the air. The sun was kind enough to pop out for a while today and I decided to get in a forty minute walk. Bowling would have been more fun but  walk is cheaper and takes no gasoline. I have to save my money for Mazatlan. I was told I will need a ton or two. This evening I plan on watching my favorite Monday night commercials and being in bed by 9:30. I will be leaving here about 9am for the drive to Tigard.

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