Sunday ; Sunny, cold, +5° C.
I was up very late last night, upset by the bullshit in Minneapolis. So I slept very late this morning. Joanne generously walked the dog early this morning, my responsibility. Thank you, my dear.
After lunch we drove the short distance to Gorge Plaza. On the way there we stopped at a local “Little Free Library” and I dropped off a book I finished reading. While Joanne went into Fairway Market to pick up some fresh produce, I went to Dollarama and bought a birthday card for her upcoming 72nd birthday.
Back at home I paid and reconciled bills, posted my weekly blog entry, updated investment data, did routine “desk work”. And, of course, had a long nap with Apollo. And let’s not forget, I walked all the way to the Robin Hood Inn’s “Great Room” (maybe a hundred feet) and got Joanne her nightly “double chocolate” hot chocolate from the fancy (and free for guests) hot beverage machine. And a cup of Earl Grey tea for me. <shrug> A tough life, but somebody’s got to do it. HA HA HA !
As always on Sunday evenings, we had supper while watching Death in Paradise and All Creatures Great & Small on TV. HMPH ... got another “45 to 50 below zero” weather alert for our Tuxedo neighbourhood in Winnipeg. Pity ! <choking back snicker again>
This evening I began to review the program guide of the upcoming Victoria International Film Festival. We have enjoyed other film festivals we have attended, particularly the Palm Springs International Film Festival which we attended a few times. I expect we will be viewing some films here during the upcoming festival in a few weeks.
Monday ; Overcast, chilly, +4° C.
At 12:30 PM I left our suite to take our minivan to Canadian Tire for a 1 PM appointment for fluids service. I dropped the car off and walked to the mall next door to have lunch and get a haircut. I had an excellent Greek fast food lunch at Gyrosa, then went next door to First Choice Haircutters and got an excellent haircut from the same stylist as two months ago. I was back at Canadian Tire at 2 PM.
Canadian Tire finished flushing and refilling the coolant, power steering fluid, and brake fluid at 3 PM. <blink blink ... choke> Almost six hundred bucks ? ! ? YIKES ! Oh, well ... proactive preventive maintenance costs are better than reactive repair costs.
I returned home and ... napped with Apollo, of course. HA HA HA !
Tuesday ; Overcast, +8° C.
This morning we had a video meeting with a financial advisor at Steinbach Credit Union in Winnipeg. We were exploring whether they could meet our investment advisor requirements. They can’t.
This afternoon Joanne went grocery shopping to Thrifty Foods and Country Grocer. Apollo and I napped.
We had perogies for supper tonight. Because ... I inadvertently fermented kefir into sour cream. HA HA HA ... who knew ? During and after supper we watched another couple of episodes of THE PITT.
That accidental sour cream was very good !
Wednesday ; JOANNE’S 72nd BIRTHDAY
Overcast, intermittent light rain, +8° C.
Unfortunately for both of us, we both had an extremely poor “mental health” day. Our bad moods and negativity and self-pity were contagious, and ruined the day for both of us. HMPH ... folie à deux ! We struggled to get ourselves “normal” enough to go out to Old Spaghetti Factory for Joanne’s 72nd birthday dinner.
This afternoon we had a telephone consultation with our family doctor in Winnipeg. I needed refills for all my prescriptions. Joanne needed to review and discuss her blood pressure and related medications. Changes were required.
I am glad that we found the strength to go out for dinner. It helped us. Dinner was good. The evening was ... therapeutic.
Thursday ; Overcast, intermittent drizzle, +10° C.
I did some minor maintenance on the car this afternoon. I had a phone meeting with a financial advisor in Winnipeg that was productive and promising. I finished reviewing the upcoming Victoria Film Festival program guide, then Joanne joined me in deciding what to see, when and where.
Friday ; Raining, +10° C.
“Highlight” of the day was a whole lot of prescription refill drama ! Even after multiple phone calls between me and our family doctor in Winnipeg, and me and the local Shoppers Drug Mart, and between the pharmacy and doctor, when I went in the evening to pick up my seven prescriptions and Joanne’s three prescriptions, one of hers was wrong ! Are doctors and pharmacists not able to do grade three arithmetic in their heads ? ! ? You know ... 1/2 pill per day for 100 days DOES NOT EQUAL 25 PILLS ! ! !
Saturday ; Intermittent light rain, +10° C.
Not surprisingly, I spent quite a bit of time this afternoon setting up 2026 medical expense records and prescription refill records related to yesterday’s purchase of ten prescriptions. I paid bills due today and tomorrow. I am uncomfortable with, and do not allow, “automatic” payments / pre-authorized debits. They are very easy to set up, and sometimes near impossible to cancel.
DSK
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