How Was Your Day?

Isaiah went to work and came home tired at fourv o‘clock.

Went to see Dr. Clause this morning. He was a bit concerned about the toe that has an oozing sore place on it. He prescribed dressing changes by Medicare Home Health three times a week with a progress check November 11th.

Amazon is very convenient. It and HEB are where I do the lion’s share of my shopping. I have ordered from them 23 times so far in 2024.

Busy day today.

Started out watching the FOX 26 morning news.

Then got ready and went to Dr.Clause. He bandaged the oozing place on the toe that was next to the stump of the big toe. He prescribed Medicare Home Health to come three times a week for the next two weeks and to come back for a progress check the 11th of November.

We didn’t have much in the way of food in the house so I said let’s grab some fast food on the way home. AJ wanted to try the new In-N-Out Burger next to the Webster HEB. AJ got a Double Double meal and a regular sweet tea. I got a cheeseburger meal and the largest Diet Coke they had. I was thirsty and finished off the Diet Coke by the time AJ drove home. I thought the food was high quality but undistinguished. AJ said he doesn’t want to go back.

 I had a definite smell of pee and AJ said I needed a shower before the home health nurse showed. So, I took a shower and got dressed. Had a little time before the nurse came. Main thing he did was rebandage my foot. He also inventoried my wound care supplies.

Had a little while before the occupational therapist came. She said I was good and strong and she gave me some stretches to stay that way.

AJ went and picked up Isaiah from Macy’s at four o‘clock.

By that time, AJ figured HEB was a zoo and he went to Food Town to buy a few items. He planned to take me to HEB tomorrow morning to buy a mess of groceries.

Dropped my cellphone the day Beryl came through and put a crack in the screen. It worked until today and there is now a big white blur on the right side of the screen. So, I ordered a replacement with my phone insurance. They expect me to receive the replacement phone tomorrow.

About six o’clock I went and stretched out on my bed for about ninety minutes.

Got up and ate pizza. It was frozen pizza after twenty minutes in a 400 degree oven.

Been doing things on the iPad.

Amazon is definitely more convenient with me requiring a walker to go shopping. At HEB this afternoon, there was a Partner taking a scooter back to the store. We rolled down the window on the Tundra and asked if I could hop on. So I rode the scooter into the store, did my shopping, and drove out to the Tundra. Plenty of battery power.

There was no oozing when the Medicare Home Health nurse came yesterday. The wound has not yet oozed through the bandage. I will get to see the wound tomorrow when the Medicare Home Health nurse comes.

We got stopped behind a car wanting to back out but we didn’t get run over.

Scooters are not that hard to learn but some people don’t want to learn anything.

My experience with Medicare Home Health you have it when your doctor orders it.

Just took my daily thyroid hormone.

Tuesday morning, I went to bed just after midnight. Made a couple of comfort stops in the night but woke up about 7:30 AM and found I had leaked urine some.

Got into dry clothes and a fresh diaper. Went to business room and watched the FOX 26 morning news and CNBC.

AJ had stayed up late into Tuesday morning and got up about noon. We needed groceries and headed to HEB in Webster.

AJ drove through the parking lot looking for a scooter. We found one that a HEB Partner was returning to the store. We rolled down the passenger side window on the Tundra and asked the Partner if we could have the scooter. He let me on the scooter and I headed in the store.

Got a twenty ounce bottle of HEB Diet Dr B to drink while shopping.

Bought 54 items totaling $180 and change. I got enough frozen food to fill the freezer portion of the fridge. AJ said I had the munchies but I said we will eat and drink everything. I got the following:
Two loaves of HEB Honey Butter Bread 
A load of HEB thin white sandwich bread 
A six-bar carton of HEB strawberry frozen fruit bars 
A twelve-bar carton of HEB ice cream crispy bars 
Four large single size Stouffer’s Meat Lover’s Lasagna 
Two Marie Callendar’s beef pot pies 
A Marie Callendar’s chicken pot pie 
A Marie Callendar’s cheesy Parmesan chicken pot pie 
A box of HEB Fruit and Grain cinnamon apple bars
A box of HEB Fruit and Grain strawberry bars
A box of HEB Fruit and Grain mixed berry bars 
Three Red Baron Classic Crust Four-Meal Frozen Pizzas 
A ten-slice tray of HEB Havarti cheese 
A ten-slice tray of HEB Gouda cheese 
A ten-slice tray of HEB Cheddar cheese 
A tub of HEB creamy macaroni salad 
Two seven-ounce tubs of HEB beef pastrami 
Two one-gallon jugs of Red Diamond sugar free tea 
A one-gallon jug of Red Diamond sweet tea 
A large jar of HEB classic coffee creamer 
A value pack of HEB chicken leg quarters 
An one-pound round of Oscar Mayer cotto salami
A ten-slice tray of HEB Colby Jack cheese 
A one-gallon jug of HEB 2% milk 
A large tub of Folgers Black Silk ground coffee
A ten-slice tray of HEB Provolone cheese 
A ten-slice tray of HEB Swiss cheese 
A twenty ounce bottle of HEB Diet Dr B 
A jar of Skippy Natural Super Chunk peanut butter 
A box of Shake and Bake Extra Crispy chicken coating mix 
Two cartons of Imperial vegetable oil spread sticks 
Two eleven-ounce cans of HEB mandarin oranges 
Six eight-ounce cans of HEB sliced peaches 
Two eight-ounce cans of Dole pineapple chunks in pineapple juice 
A 4# bag of HEB pure cane sugar 
Two eight-ounce cans of HEB fruit cocktail 

Went out the door at HEB. AJ loaded the groceries in the Tundra and I loaded myself in the Tundra.

We then drove home. AJ, John, and Michelle unloaded the groceries and when they were done I wheeled myself in the house.

Had pineapple first, then salami and Gouda cheese sandwiches for a late lunch.

Snail mail came about two o’clock and I got a bag with four bottles of pills from my mail order pharmacy.

UPS came after three o’clock and brought me a replacement for my failed cell phone. It got the screen cracked July 8th, the day that Beryl barreled through Houston. It worked through Monday then developed a big white blob on the screen that made it unusable. Had to put the SIM in the new phone but AJ came to the rescue.and figured out how to install the SIM. I activated the phone and took it to the business room to finish setting it up. Called AJ to see if it worked. It did.

Just before seven o’clock, I called the family. Only talked to Cousin Janet in Missouri.

AJ made me a couple of grilled cheese sandwiches for supper and I took my evening pills.

Watched the nine o’clock CW 39 news and the ten o’clock KHOU Channel 11 news. Then watched the first thirty minutes of Jimmy Kimmel Live and went to bed.

Relaxed but didn’t fall asleep. Got up about one o’clock for a comfort stop and went to the business room. AJ was still up having supper.

Fell asleep in the business room task chair. Woke up around seven o’clock in the morning. Watched the KHOU Channel 11 morning news and CNBC.

AJ had made a frozen pizza. I had four slices of frozen pizza and a small can of fruit cocktail for lunch.

Watched CNBC in the afternoon. In the two o’clock hour, the postal LLV came through. John got the mail and I had Medicare Advantage advertisements from Humana, United Healthcare, and WellPoint. Haven’t shredded them yet but I will.

Medicare Home Health nurse came. He commented my toe looks better than it did Monday. Neither red nor oozing.

in the three o’clock hour, I switched to the KPRC Channel 2 news and FedEx brought a package from Lenovo. An AC adapter and the power cord for it. I have the ThinkPad charging from 18% to 44%. Can use it now. Wasn’t able to for eight days. Going to catch up there shortly. Michelle saw the driver and brought me the package.