FRIDAY

Terrible T.O.P.S. report: I was up 2.6, to 144.2 at home and up 2.3 at the other place, to 145.1. I wasn't surprised, considering all, but am pretty discouraged. I napped--which I probably shouldn't do, but I don't listen to myself--before lunch, then sat with Paula, Kathie and Denise not in evidence. I know Denise is away for the weekend. 

At 3:00, I went downstairs for Happy Hour and to see and hear "Panama G.," who sang a lot of Sinatra and others of the era. He was pretty good:                                                 

                                                    

At one point, he actually sat down to sing:

Paula had saved me a seat, but unfortunately, she had to leave early as she had one of her sudden attacks. She had had two strokes several years ago and still suffers some ill effects. 

Paula was okay later, though, and was down for dinner. Kathie came in, too, with complaints about her daughter, which I dislike hearing. However, we got off those subjects and enjoyed a good chicken dinner. 

Aside from all that, ain't nuthi' goin' on down here--except for quarter Bingo at 2:00.

THURSDAY

Spent the morning doing a color wash and clearing up some minor financial matters. Had lunch with Kathie and Paula; Dnise joined us later. Kathie said LaVerne had called to say she would be sitting elsewhere for meals; that was probably a good decision, as I think LaVerne doesn't approve of our relaxed ideas. Lunch had an "it's the Bahammas!" theme and was pretty good. There was also a bar available--I had a cocktail first and was charmed when Mindy pointed out she had added an IPA for me--so thoughtful of her and I enjoyed it with lunch. 

The rest of the day? Nothing much, except a nap and a phone call to Jeanne Painter. I was alarmed to hear she had been bitten by a dog and had to have surgery; she seems to be recovering well, though. She also had some infected teeth and needed treatment for that. Jeanne turned 90 in May, but tells me she takes no medication at all, not even OTC supplements. 

Ellen is still working on my phone, which seems to reject Voice Mail. Called George Wimberg, but again had to leave a message. 

Dinner with Paula and Denise. Kathie had mentioned she would stay home for dinner, as she often does. The three of us had a discusson about religion; Denise subscribes, Paula and I don't and it was good to talk without animosity, just sketching out our ideas. LaVerne, as mentioned, didn't siit with us, but at the next table. Hey, fine by me. 

When I got home, I wrote a card for Do-Lannie and added a bracelet and some cash. I'll give it to here today at lunch or dinner. 

TUESDAY

Continued to deal with financial stuff in the morning and am almost finished. Talked to Ellen and she asked me to call the attorney at 1:30, which I did. 

Had lunch with Kathie, LaVerne, and Paula. Stopped at the office to make sure I didn't have to do anything to have the new higher rent taken from my bank account. I don't and was told it's taken out at 9:00 pm on November 3--that is, last night. Okay, that's good to know.

As requested, I called the attorney, Maria, at 1:30 about the power of attorney/trustee thing. I assured her I was perfectly okay with the change and she'll modify the paperwork. At 2:00, I participated in dime Bingo and won two games. 

I was asked to provide names and phone numbers of those I wanted to come to my ninetieth party in December; will do, but it may be hard to include everybody.  

I received a card from my Japanese grandson about "Bon," which I was told, is a holiday there like Halloween. Hmm...I looked it up and found this:

Obon, or Bon, is a traditional Japanese festival honoring the spirits of ancestors, celebrated with family reunions, grave visits, lanterns, and Bon Odori dances, typically in mid-August.

Had dinner with just Paula and Denise, which was fine by me. Today, I don't have anything going on in the morning, but Ellen will be here at 1:15. She'll look at my laptop (it's very slow) and maybe we'll take it to Asurion before my Radnet appointment at 3:00. 

Had a terrible time sleeping last night and think I'll have to take a nap this morning.

MONDAY

Susan picked me up and off we went to the Stone Fire Grille for the Soaring Spirits bi-monthly lunch. Besides she and I (and Gizmo), Gayle, Renee, Narell, and Glenda came and we had a fine, convivial time. I got the soup and salad (and a hazy IPA, natch) and had enough to take the salad home. Got back after 2:00 and did some wearisome financial stuff. 

Ellen called after having been in touch with the attorney, who wants to talk to me about changes in the power of thing, asking that I call her today at 1:30, which I will. 

Had dinner with Kathie, Paula, and Denise. We were surprised when LaVerne sat at the next table without saying hello. Frankly, we're all pretty okay with her sitting elsewhere. Dinner was BBQ chicken, and tasty, although I ordered only a half portion.

Denise had these wonderful glasses, with a light on them; I tried them on and may order a pair: 

Eyeglass magnifer

Denise holding the several lenses that come with it.

Yours truly sporting the glasses. 

George Wimberg called, but I missed it, as I'm having problems with my phone; I'll call him today. Vickie texted me to say Sharon had invited her to the 55th wedding anniversary party, also. Great, as we'll go together and she'll pick me up.

SUNDAY

 As I usually do on Sunday, I stripped the bed, took bedclothes to the laundry room, and did my domestic duty. The closer laundry room to me was already in use, so I had to go to the one in the other wing. No big deal and I've done that before.

Lunch with Kathie, LaVerne, Paula, and Denise, who asked to borrow one of my canes, as she lost hers; she accompanied me back to my place to get it. We also decided at lunch that we'd stake out another place to sit in the dining room.

Went to Bingo at 2:00, but didn't win any. From there, I went directly to Yahtzee with which, I'm afraid, I'm getting very bored. I just hate to hurt the feelings of the volunteer, Cindy, who runs it. She had gotten into the habit of having dinner here after and I didn't want to hurt her feeling by not sitting with her, so I invited her to sit with my gang. That included Kathie, Paula, and Denise--LaVerne was elsewhere--and it went well.

I got three text invitations yesterday: from Susan, asking if I'd like to go to the Soaring Spirits lunch today; Katherine, asking if I wanted go to the BCNN meeting on Wednesday; and Sharon, who invited me to her anniversary party and wanted to know if Vickie and Suzanne might want to come, too. Maybe, we'll see. I said yes to Susan, no to Katherine, because I have an appointment on Wednesday, and probably to Sharon, whom I'll call today.

Interestingly, I saw that George Wimberg called me yesterday; will call him back.   

SATURDAY

A draggy morning, but I did a color wash, then went down to see the dressed up doggies, many of which are therapy dogs. I'm no dog-lover, but have to admit they were darling: 

Above: Tom and his little nurse dog.

This one looked more like a lion than Leo!

An area resident came with her two.

I loved the little "cook doggy" on the right.

 I had lunch with Kathie, LaVerne, Paula, and Denise. At 2:00, I attended the "Trunk and Treat" event which featured Halloween type goodies and a whipped cream/cheezit game:

Yes, participants were given shower caps, then had whipped cream squiarted on their heads. After that, the other players got ten cheezits to throw at them. The winner was the one who got the most on. Above is Marge and those are the ones I got on. The one who threw at Katherine won, though, and here she is on the left, below:

Katherine and Jean with whipped cream and Cheezits.

Not to be outshone, I asked Batman to take a picture with me. He agreed, but  I think I scared him with my witch'es claws:

Batman--he must be six foot five or six. 

Fooled around on the laptop until dinner, which I ate with Kathie, LaVerne, and Paula. I ran into Denise after--she introduced me to her daughter, whose birthday it was. Yes, she was born on Halloween and I think she should be nicknamed "Boo." 

Son Mike Facetimed me.  He's back in Singapore and we had a long talk, which included the power of attorney topic. 

Finally, I slept well, except for getting up for the usual. No plans for today, aside from Bingo and Yahtzee, which is fine by me. 

FRIDAY

 Well, I fervently hope this laptop is fixed. As scheduled, I was picked up by the Accss Van at 9:40 and got to Asurion shortly thereafter. After explaining the problem to the person, I left it and went to Von's next door. I had planned to pick up a few items, but it occurred to me that, what with the laptop, my purse, umbrella, it would probably be too much to carry. Walked down to CVS to see if I had any meds in, but I didn't, so just waited outside for Vickie and Suzanne to show up.

They did at noon and we went to The Little Lion to lunch. It was great to see them again and we had a good time. Stopped back at Asurion and picked up the laptop, then Vickie drove me home.

I took a 45-minute nap, then went downstairs to enjoy Happy Hour, a Margarita, and the fabulous Tatiana, who did her usual song and dance act for an hour. Here she is as Michael Jackson:

And as a scary skelton:

Earlier, I wore the Samuri mask I bought in Tokyo about 25 years ago:

                                                       

I didn't get a picture of the rest of  my costume, but Mindy did. It was just makeshift, anyway, with a tee-shirt that reads: "When I feet hit the floor each morning, the devil says, 'Oh, crap, she's up already!'"

Had very poor sleep last night and will nap today. Not sure what's going on besides the usual, as my schedule info, for some reason, didn't include Saturday. Will see.