back better...

Beth got up around 7am and I slept until 8:15am. We had breakfast and took showers. My back was killing me, so I did very little this morning. We were able to get about 90% of our clothes packed for the trip. We did go to the Hallmark store and got birthday and valentine day cards. We then went to 5 below and on to Jake's for lunch. We came home and Beth worked on bills and I went to see Dr. Jill. She said I was all out of wack and put me back in place. I was to put ice on it and relax. It was a nice day out, so Beth picked up poop before the rain hits tomorrow. So we had leftovers for dinner and are now looking at movies to go to tomorrow.

Packed a little...

We got up around 8:30am this morning. We had cereal for breakfast and I took a shower. I needed to go to AC Moore as I had a $10 off purchase that had to be used by tomorrow. I stopped at APEX to check on them doing rehab for Beth. They said they had several people that had done both knees and they could fit her in, but to call about a week before to set things up. I then came home and rested. My back was acting up, so we will see if I can wait until Thursday to see him or if I have to go tomorrow. I was able to pack some of the toiletries for the trip today. I have to get a couple of things, but that job is done. We checked on our trip route and found the best way for us to go and hope to make it to Jacksonville by 9pm. We would have a short trip on Tuesday, but will have to see how the roads and weather are by then.

Lawn boy hired...

We slept in this morning and Beth decided to go to 10:30am mass. So I made us breakfast and she took a shower. She headed to church and I took my shower. After she got home, we headed to DJ and Maggie\'s house. We talked to Kyle about doing the lawn work and floors this summer. He needs to earn some money for his band trip next year. After talking with him and getting the details ironed out, he is onboard and will start with floors in about 3 weeks. We then visited with DJ and Maggie for a couple of hours. We then headed to Target to get a few things and then home. We grabbed a little something to eat and watched some TV. I made paninis and soup for dinner.

Cleaning again..

We got up around 8:30am and had breakfast. The goal today was to clean our bedroom. So I started in the closet first while Beth was on the computer. After I was done going through my clothes, she started on the closet. I was really proud of her for getting rid of t-shirts and hoodies. We then worked out way to the drawers and then dusting. Jeff came by to look at the sofa and will let us know if he will be able to take it. We then had lunch and started back on the room. Around 4pm, Kim and Jojo came by to get our Girl Scout cookie order. After they left, we headed out to CVS to pick up my prescriptions, then to the mall for new shoes, then to the store. While I was in the store, Beth dropped off the 6 bags of clothes we were donating. We came home and had dinner of left over pizza and salad. We then finished the bedroom. Another room done and 2 more to go.

Joint Clinic...

I got up around 8am this morning. I made biscuits and gravy for breakfast. We took showers and got ready to leave around noon. We had to go down to Riddle Hospital for the Joint clinic. It was a meeting for those people who are having knee or hip replacement. It was very informational as it went through all the stuff that will happen during the procedure, the stay at the hospital, and then physical therapy. We left there around 2:45pm. We stopped and picked up lunch and headed to Dawn and Jo\'s house. We picked up Rylee and took her to our house. She was feeling better and barely had a cough, but she was still congested. Dawn got here around 6:45pm. We had ordered pizza for dinner and Jo was able to make it around 7:15pm. Jeff is coming over tomorrow to look at the sofa and see if he wants to buy it and then it is off to get the rest of the upstairs cleaned. Todays picture is of Rylee having a breathing treatment.

Rylee is better

We got up around 5am this morning, took showers, and headed off to Dawn and Jo's house. They wanted to leave by 6:30am , so they could see Jo's dad before surgery. Rylee had a good night and did not cough at all. So they left and Beth and I had some breakfast and waited for Rylee to get up. She finally got up around 9am. We got some breakfast down her and gave her the steroid meds. We then did the breathing treatments. She likes holding the mask, but does not like the mist getting in her eyes. We took her temperature and she did not have one, so things are headed the right direction. Beth had to leave around 10am and headed for the ranch. The oil was being delivered and they would need to get inside to restart the burner. So Rylee and I played and watched TV. Beth called around noon and said the tank was full, the line was clogged. So they fixed everything and she was heading home. Dawn text and said they were on their way and Jo's dad was doing fine. His carotid artery was 98% blocked and they corrected it. So he may get out on Saturday if everything continued to get better. I left around 1pm to come home and Beth was home about 30 minutes later. She brought home Lone John Silvers for lunch. After lunch, Beth went and took a 2 hour nap. I fixed steak for dinner and Beth was happy. Tomorrow we are attending a meeting on what Beth should expect with her knee replacement surgery. After that, we will pick up Rylee until one of her parent's pick her up.

Rylee to hospital...

We got up around 7am this morning. We took showers and headed to the ranch. The guys got there around 10am to get the tractor parts. It did not take them long to load them up and head out. We did a little shopping at Cabela's and then went to lunch at Red Robin. We headed home and got a call from Dawn saying Rylee was going to the hospital for some tests. She has RSV,Respiratory Syncytial Virus. She has a steroid to take and has to do breathing treatments at home every 4 hours. She has a really bad cough and a temperature. So we met Dawn at the CVS by her house to take Rylee home while she got her meds. We got home and Rylee had some lunch and meds. She was doing better, but we will see how she is tomorrow. Jo's father is having surgery in the morning and we are watching Rylee while they are at the hospital. Beth may have to leave as the ranch needs oil and to have the heater reset. So it looks like it will be a busy day.

Big Girl now...

We got up at 7am this morning. Beth took her shower before Rylee arrived. Jo dropped her off around 7:30am. She still had a cough and a runny nose, but was good to go. We had some breakfast and I took my shower. We then went downstairs to play. Aunt Beth went to get Chicken nuggets and fries at McDonald's. We had lunch and she was ready for a nap. We started out in the pack and play. She wanted no part of it and she was too long to really sleep in it. So we moved to our bed. That is a big step for her and us. Luckily she was tired and it took about 15 minutes and she was asleep. She slept about 30 minutes and then had a bad dream. You can't do much for her, but just be with her. She just screams and kicks her feet. After about 20 minutes she was sound asleep. About 30 minute later, I hear the door shut and look down the hall and here comes Rylee. She was a up and ready to play. Dawn picked her up around 4:45pm and she was not happy to leave. We had dinner and are now flipping channels. We are going to the Ranch tomorrow and that means Long John Silver's for lunch.

Ipad 2

We got up and headed to see Dr. Bill at 9am. He wants me to do some quad stretches to help my back. We left there and came home. I told Beth, she could get an Ipad, but could not use the credit card to get it. So her next best thing was to sell some of her mom's old gold jewelry. Knowing her mom would approve and would understand since she had sold some also, we headed to the jewelry store. Well after about 45 minutes of them going through all of it and sorting it into different types, let's just say we had enough to get an Ipad. So off to Best Buy we went and Beth got the one she wanted. I really see no sense in it since it can't do as much as a lap top, but hey she wanted it and found a way to get it. She did buy us lunch at Popeye's chicken and we came home. So the rest of the day was lost to her playing with it and finding all sorts of neat stuff it will do. We are watching Rylee tomorrow as Jo had to pick her up from daycare today. They said she was a little sad and was running a temp of 100.5. She was really happy to see Jo and when she got home and came inside she said "My Toys" and was happy to be home. So we don't think her fever is anything to worry about, but she can't go back to school for 24 hours. So yea, we get to spend tomorrow with her.

Now rain on the way...

Beth was up and at church by 8am. I got up and took a shower and she picked me up after church. We headed up to her parent's house to clear the snow from the sidewalk as they were having an open house. We stopped at Dunkin Donuts to get breakfast as we had a gift card. When we got to the house, we found the driveway had not be cleared of. So we shoveled it also. The sun help with the melting process. We finished up and came home. We had lunch and then the fist football came on at 3pm. It was very disappointing that the Ravens could not win and should have. I made Hawaiian sweet bread and we had the rest of the green beans and ham for dinner. Now we are watching the second game and hope the Giants win but would not care if the 49er won. We see Dr. Bill in the morning and I want to get the rest of the upstairs done before we leave for Florida.

We have snow...

We woke up this morning to about 4 inches of snow. I fixed waffles for breakfast and we took showers. I then went out and shoveled off the snow from the sidewalk and back deck. It was not too bad and the snow was kinda light. I came in around noon and Beth went out and used the snow blower on the driveway. We talked about not doing anything as it is going to be 55 degrees on Monday, but we have to go out tomorrow and decided to remove the snow. I made ham, cheese, and apple panini for lunch and they were really good. I finished the laundry while Beth worked on her desk. She is working to get things done before her surgery. I fixed chili slaw dogs for dinner. Tomorrow we will be have the rest of the leftovers from the week and watching football. We have to go up to Beth's parents house as they are having an open house tomorrow.

Snow on the way...

We slept until 8:30am this morning. We had breakfast and showers. We then went to Best Buy as I needed ink for the printer downstairs. The had a clearance on the ones I needed, so I got all 3 of them and saved 60 bucks and got a $10 gift card. We were going to go to the movies, but decided to come home and watch one. Beth had to take her form to the dentist office to get it filled out for her surgery. I took the truck get get gas and buy a few groceries. We are expected to get 1 to 3 inches of snow tonight and 1 to 3 tomorrow. So it is a good weekend to stay home and do nothing. We had dinner and are now watching Wipeout.

Two knees ready for replacement...

We got up around 6am this morning. We took showers and headed to the knee doctor. We got there early , so we had breakfast at McDonald's. We got right in to see the doctor and as we thought, both knees needed to be replaced. After going through the process and making all the appointments, we finally left around 9:30am. So Beth will have to see a cardiologist to make she she can have both knees done at the same time. So we came home and had some lunch. I went to see Dr. Bill and Beth went to get her hair cut. We are suppose to have some ice tonight, but we will see what happens. Then we are suppose to have bad weather on Saturday. I put out bird seed and corn for the deer just in case. We had the green bean and ham soup for dinner tonight. We are going to bed early as it was a long day.

Clean bathrooms...

I got up around 8am and Beth was up around 9am. We had breakfast and showers. I then began cleaning the bathrooms and did a load of towels. I had to run to the grocery store and put up a couple of things as Beth was making green bean and ham for dinner tomorrow and Beth had some errands to run. We had a late lunch and did nothing rest of the afternoon. We have to get up early tomorrow as Beth has an appointment at the Rothman center to get her knees looked at.

Excused...

We were up around 8:30am this morning. We took showers and had breakfast. I left to go to the store and Beth waited for the Comcast cable guy. We are still having issues with the service and they are coming out to check it. I got home around 11:15am and the guy was just getting here. He was late so of course it is a $20 credit to our bill. Yea us. He looked at all the lines and replaces a couple, but could not find a reason for the interruption. He, as us, thinks it is a problem somewhere in the line outside, cause it only really happens with high winds and/or rain. So off he went and still may or may not have problems. I made panini for lunch today and they were really good. So it looks like we will be trying different kinds over the next several weeks. Beth went to see Dr. Jill as she was having a pain in the butt and it was not me giving it to her. She got a adjustment and we will see how it does tomorrow. I used the left over chicken to make Flautas for dinner and they were great as always. Thanks to my friend Shelly for introducing us to them. I had to call again for jury duty and I was not chosen again and was excused from duty. So tomorrow we will clean so more and get rid of more stuff. The purple heart people did come and pick up the first load, so it is all gone.

Not picked...

We were up around 7am this morning. We showered and headed out the door by 8am. Beth had a doctor's appointment in Allentown at 9am. I waited in the car for her and played with my DS. It was 17 degrees out, but facing the sun made it very warm in the car. After that, we headed to Reading to try and sell the scuba stuff. We got there a little early , so we went to WAWA for a quick breakfast. We meet the guy and he went over what we had. We were asking $500 dollars for everything and it seemed like a good deal for everything. He was not able to to that amount, but we did settle on $400 cash and we each got a dry snorkel. We were both happy with that and the stuff is out of our house. We then came home and cleaned a little more until Gayle and Angie came by. They brought Buster and us our Christmas presents. They left around 2pm and we had a quick lunch. I put a chicken in the roaster for dinner and then had to call and see if I needed to report for jury duty. Lucky me, I do not have to go tomorrow, but have to call and see if I have to report on Wednesday. We have the cable people coming to see what the heck is wrong with our line. The cable, tv, and phone are messed up. It always seems to happen when we have a wind storm.

Do nothing day...

Beth was up early and watched church on television. I got up around around 8:45am. The computer was running very slow, so Beth reset the router. After that, I was able to play POGO and read some mail. We then had breakfast and showers. I started the last load of laundry and Beth began making pretzels before kickoff. We found that with only watching 2 games we are spoiled with the Redzone. Not enough football makes a boring game. I fixed ribs and wings for dinner and they were great. We then put all the purple heart stuff out by the garage AGAIN. We then loaded all the scuba stuff as we are going to Reading after Beth's doctor's appointment tomorrow. I talked to the guy we bought them from and he seemed interested in buy the stuff.

Playoff saturday...

We were up around 8am this morning. We played on the computer awhile and then took showers. I started laundry and we headed to Reading. We had some coats we wanted to donate, so we went to Burlington Coat Factory to drop them off. We then went to the the restaurant supply store for a couple of things. We then went to the farmer's market for rids and wings for the game tomorrow. Then on to Home Depot for the bio-charge for the garbage disposal. We were finally home around 2:30pm. We left around 4pm to go over to Dawn and Jo's house to watch the 2 playoff games. Rylee was her usually playful self and we had a great time. Congrats to the Niner's who played a great game. And well better luck next year Denver fans.

No show...

We got up at 7am this morning as the Purple heart people were suppose to come between 7am and 5pm. We had breakfast and took showers. It was snowing outside and cold as heck. We worked on the dining room and got all the Christmas stuff put away. Beth pulled some luggage from the attic that we do not use and put it in the give away pile. We had lunch around 1pm and still no sign of the truck for the pick up. The wind was blowing hard and it was snowing off and on, but nothing was sticking. We finally put all the items for pick up outside the garage doors with a sign on it. we had to leave and go get gas, take the blades for the mower up to Passmore, and stop by Charlie's house. We were back home by 4:30pm and the stuff was still not picked up. By 6:30pm we finally called and they said Sorry but the driver was back in the warehouse, but they could come Monday. So we checked the door and did find a note saying they were there, but the stuff was not out. So when the Hell were they here and the stuff had always been outside. We think it was cold and late and they did not want to take it so they left. So now we had to move it all back into the garage just so we can move it all back out on Sunday night. What a mess how can you miss 15 boxes and bags of stuff. So we had dinner and I am now setting up the computer downstairs to print off pictures. It will help alot not having to run up and down the stair when I need a picture.

Kitchen is done...

We got up around 8:30am this morning. We had breakfast and I took a shower. We started on the kitchen and wanted to get it done today. We made good progress and saved the glasses for last. We were able to get rid of a lot of coffee cups and travel cups. it is so nice to not have to cram things in and hope nothing falls out. We finished going through all the cabinet, drawers, and shelves by 1pm. We had lunch and I left to go to the grocery store. I had to stop by and give Kyle a check for school. Beth wiped down the outside of all the cabinets and I cleaned the oven hood. We were complete done by 4pm. I boxed up all the stuff and took the boxes to the garage for the pick up tomorrow. Tomorrow the agenda is to box up all the Christmas stuff in the dinning room and finish the living room and dinning room and then we can take the week-end off.

A little helper...

We got up around 8:30am this morning. We had breakfast and took showers. I have gone back to doing my leg exercises that I got the last time this issue came up with my back. It is only the second day, but I hope to see some improvement in a week or so. I also changed shoes and did not sit in the chair as much. The guy came around 11:30am to do the bug inspection. I had to leave around 12:20pm to go to the pack and ship and mail my mom her package. I then went to pick up Payton from school. As soon as we got into the truck he asked me if we had chores he could do to make some money. I has to save up to buy the dinosaurs her wants. He was so serious when he asked and was cute. I told him I would talk to Aunt Beth and see what we had. we got home and Payton asked about chores. we cleaned out a little bit of the kitchen and Payton put stuff in the box for us. Beth had to leave at 3:15pm to take Buster to the vet. Maggie picked up Payton around 3:30pm. He was happy to make 2 bucks for his dinosaurs fund. The vet said Buster was 7 pounds over weigh, but the fatty deposits were good. So he can not have any more people food and only 1 treat at night. He is so not happy about that. I fixed Beth steak for dinner and she was a happy camper. So we will get up early tomorrow and get the kitchen finished.

Kitchen cleaning...

We got up around 8:30am this morning. We had breakfast and showers and began working on the kitchen. We started with the cabinet side of the kitchen. We took everything out and pulled all the stuff that was shoved in the back of each cabinet out and tossed alot of thing in the give away box. It took the longest time going through all the 'shove me in this drawer and I will find you a home later' drawers. God know what some of the things were. So do you keep it cause you might need it later or toss it cause you don't know what it is? We called it a day around 4pm and got about 2/3 of it done. We have to pick up Payton tomorrow around 1pm and keep him the rest of the day, so it may be a short day of work. Buster is also going to the vet for a check up. I would like to get the kitchen done before Friday morning as the purple heart people are coming for the first load.

Run and clean...

We were up at 7am this morning. Beth had to give blood at 8:30am and then we went to see Dr. Bill at 9am. We stopped by Dunkin to get breakfast as we had a gift card. We came home had breakfast and began the next phase of cleaning. Beth took the doors off to the hall pantry and we began going through everything. We were able to get rid of 2 big boxes of stuff. I had to leave around 12:15pm to go get my hair cut and colored and was back home around 2pm. We had lunch and started back up. We got everything we wanted to keep put back in the closet and put food stuff in the jelly cabinet. I started working on the kitchen next with the desk area. I wanted to rearrange my cook books and clean out some stuff in the drawers. Beth cleaned out the area where Buster's treats are keep and under the prep sink. We finally called it a day around 5pm. We had left overs for dinner and I watched the first part of the BCS bowl game. Not an exciting game. Tomorrow we will start again on the kitchen.

Football Party...

Beth was up and at church by 8am. I got up took a shower and started laundry. Beth came home with a quick breakfast. I sliced the roast and put it in the crock pot. I made the mac and cheese and had it in the oven by 11:15pm. The chicken tenders were out of the oven and everything was ready by 12:30pm. People began arriving and the football games began. It was a great day watching football, visiting with friends, and eating good food. Everyone was gone by half time of the second game. We cleaned up and watched the Broncos beat the Steelers. We have to get up early tomorrow as Beth has to give blood at 8:30am and we see Dr. Bill at 9am. I get my hair cut at 12:30pm. We are starting on the pantry tomorrow and expect it to take a few days to complete.

Jelly Cabinet...

We had to get up around 7:30am. We took showers and headed out around 8:30. We meet DJ and Kyle at McDonald's for breakfast. We then went to Beth parent's house to load up the jelly cabinet. I was glad DJ and Kyle were able to move it. We then headed home and the cabinet was placed in the mud room. I then put the roasts on to cook. I still had to coat the cake pops and did half in white chocolate and half in light coco. By then, Dawn and Rylee came by to pick us up and we went to Cheeseburger in Paradise. After dinner, we came home to watch the football game. Rylee and Dawn left to go home around 7:30pm. We still have to clean the downstairs and get ready for tomorrow. We should have about 20 people over for the 2 games tomorrow.

Day 4 of cleaning...

Beth got up around 7:45am this morning. She had to take buster to get groomed. He was not happy about going, but was a good boy there. I made pancakes for breakfast for she got home. I then had to go to the grocery store and Beth picked up poop in the yard. We had some lunch and began cleaning the mud room. We started with the cleaning closet. We had the issue with the shelves being wood, no light could get downward. We looked at several option, but it would cost to much to change. So we just got some tubs to put the cleaning supplies in and we were good. The we moved on to the cabinets over the washer and dryer. We got rid of alot of stuff and have some empty shelves. All the stuff we are giving to the purple heart people is in the back of the caddy. It is our storage unit for now. We are meeting DJ and Kyle for breakfast in the morning and they are going to help us load up the jelly cabinet that is up at Beth parent's house. We will put it in the mud room for additional storage.

Day 3 of cleaning...

We got up around 9am again today. We had breakfast and showers. I then went downstairs to finish packing away the Christmas stuff. We then hauled everything up to the garage. Then I climbed up the stairs and we put almost everything in the attic. Beth wanted to look at the 2 deer that need some work and I needed to glue the snowman that took a tumble during the windstorm. We then had some lunch and I had am appointment to see Dr. Bill at 3:15pm. He was able to adjust my lower area and it feels much better. We will see if it holds over night. We then went to Beth's bank and to the beer store. I made a batch of cake pops for the party on Sunday. Strawberry cake with white and milk chocolate coating. They have to freeze overnight and will be dipped tomorrow. We had dinner and are now just chilling. So not alot of cleaning got done, but all the Christmas stuff is put away. We will clean the downstairs and Buster will go to the groomer tomorrow.

Day 2 of cleaning...

We got up around 8:30am this morning. We took showers and had breakfast. We wanted to work on the cedar and hail closest today. The cedar one was not bad as we had just cleaned it out about 5 months ago. We had to stop around 1:15pm as I had to go pick up Kyle from school and take him to the counselor. Beth went to the beer store and to PetCo . She was home before me and had 3 big of dog food. I guess PetCo was not going to carry it anymore and we got what they had since we had a coupon. So we began the hall closest. We got rid of a lot of coats and jackets and will store the Boyds bears in the attic. I made sliders for dinner and we had salad. After dinner, Beth stained my shelves for the bobble heads, so I can attach them to the wall tomorrow. We are now have to find a place to store all the stuff we want to give to the purple heart people. We are going to clean mud room and put away all the Christmas stuff in the attic tomorrow. Maybe that will give us some room to store the bags and boxes for the purple heart people. I am seeing Dr. Bill again tomorrow and hoping he can fix my back problem, so my leg will stop hurting.

First day of cleaning...

I got up around 8am and took a shower. Beth got up and we had breakfast together. She then took her shower and we headed out the door. We had to go to my bank, to the post office, to Beth's bank, and then stopped for lunch. We then went to the AAA store to drop off some paper work and then headed to see John, our financial advisor. We stopped by Costco to pick up a few things and headed home around 3pm. Beth went downstairs at 4pm and came back up around 6pm. She is walking on the tread mill and doing some exercising. I made dinner and we then started cleaning. We cleaning out the toy area upstairs. We have some toys to donate and some to take downstairs. We then moved to the buffet in the dining room. We went through all the napkins, place mats, and table cloths. We put a lot of them in the pile to give to the purple heart people. So we got a start on the cleaning and will move to the 2 closets in the hall way tomorrow. I have to take Kyle to his appointment tomorrow afternoon and Beth had to go get beer for the party on Sunday.

Bowl Monday...

We got up around 9am this morning. We had breakfast and took showers. Today was bowl day for me and watched several bowl game. I hate it when several games are on at the same time, cause you can't watch them all. I also put away most of the Christmas stuff downstairs and Beth packed away the Christmas village. We were able to sale several of our dupe bobble heads today to friends. I also booked a couple of places to eat when we are in Disney in May. Tomorrow is the start of the cleaning season for the house. We are hoping to get most of it down before we leave in February. The high tomorrow is suppose to be 29 degrees, so it is a good day to stay inside.

Last football sunday....

Beth was up and at the 10:30am mass. I got up right after she left and took a shower. Beth brought home lunch and after lunch we put all the outside decoration in the garage. It is suppose to rain and be very windy the next couple of days. We then put the new memory foam mattress and Icool mat on the bed. I am hoping it will cut down on the hot flashes. We finished up just in time for kickoff. Beth watched the Eagles game on the big screen and took down the Christmas tree and all the other decorations. I watched the RedZone in the scrapbook room and cleaned it up. So it was very productive times and watched the football games. We put a pork roast on the rotisserie and had sauerkraut for dinner. We are now watching the last Sunday night game and find our self rooting for the Giants, cause we hate the Cowboys.

Happy New Year!!!!

We were up at 8am this morning. Kim dropped Jojo off around 9am. We had breakfast and I took a shower. Beth and Jojo went downstairs to play Wii. I had to go to the store around 11am and so did everyone else in Pottstown. Everyone was gearing up for parties tonight and dinner tomorrow. I got some fried chicken for lunch and Lynne picked up Jojo around 12:30pm. We went over to Dawn and Jo's house around 5pm. We did Christmas was them and stayed to ring in the new year. It was alot of fun. I must say that 2011 was a year of lots of ups and downs. We spend most of the year getting Beth's parents estate in order. We were able a new part of the world and spend time with my mother. We experienced Disneyworld through the eye of a 2 year old and love every minute of it. I hope the new year bring us joy and laughter with our family and friends. Thanks to those who read our blog and have taken the journey with us.