Thursday night: Richard
finishes packing for his trip to see Airforce Son before his deployment. Taz sniffs the suitcase, tries to get into the
suitcase then paces around the house.
He then pees in my office. (Hey, I’m not the one leaving! Pee in Richard’s office!)
I
decide to lose five pounds while Richard is gone. It’ll be easy: stop eating
junk.
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| Field trip! |
Friday morning: I take a
vacation day from work and Robert is off to program. Richard doesn’t have to
leave until early afternoon so we run to Walgreens to get more supplies for
Richard’s leg which is not healing and I get a few things for the house. We
watch a couple of our recorded shows once we get back home.
We
both eat a small bag of chips while watching the shows.
Hmm.
Apparently, I’ll “stop eating junk” later today.
Friday afternoon: Matt, our
future son-in-law (wow – still practicing that one!), comes over to take Richard
to the airport.
I
have about 90 minutes before Robert comes home.
First,
I turn off the television and can’t believe how quiet it is.
It
is glorious!
I
go through my to-do list in my head and start with cleaning my office. First, I
tackle the filing that has piled up.
By
the time Robert gets home, I have most of it done! Who knew filing would make
me so happy!
Robert
is home so I break from filing and go through the usual routine when he arrives
home (give him treats to give to the dogs, take him to the restroom, put away
his lunch box, refill his travel bag with briefs, get him settled in his
recliner to relax and watch Family Feud.)
Back
to the filing! To my delight, I get it done before dinner time. Woohoo!
Friday evening: I make mini
burritos for Robert and decide I will skip dinner since I had a sandwich during
my filing frenzy.
Eventually,
I break down and eat a bowl of cereal.
Note
to self: work on planning better dinners for us.
Friday night: I get Robert
in bed after his dessert of Rocky Road ice cream (he’s not the one trying to
lose five pounds!). The dogs and I snuggle and watch television. How is it they
can still hog the entire bed even when there is one less person in it?
I
set my alarm for 6:00 a.m. instead of the usual 5:30. Robert’s first morning
medication is at 6:00 so I can just get up and give him meds.
I’m
going to sleep in!!
Saturday morning: I wake up at
5:15. Sigh.
I
let the dogs out, make some decaf coffee, feed the dogs and, at 6:00, give
Robert his meds. He goes back to sleep; I pay bills and work on our taxes.
This
paperwork puts me behind on my cleaning goals but I get some cleaning done
before Robert wakes up.
The
house is quiet except for the noise of the washer which is constantly running
in this house.
Robert
wakes up before I can get much cleaning done but at least I finish two rooms.
Saturday afternoon: After I giving
Robert his bath and settled in to eat his breakfast, Rachel comes over to
deliver an Iced Chai! Taz, Oz and even Taffy go crazy with happiness seeing
her. Robert lights up when she comes over, too. We discuss wedding plans for a
while then she leaves to meet a friend.
Robert,
the dogs and I say our goodbyes and I close the door. Robert says, “What is her
name again?”
“Rachel.”
“That’s
what I was going to say.”
He
enjoys her visits even if he doesn’t always remember her name.
Robert
watches some Family Feud and works on his puzzle book for a bit. I get back to
cleaning!
Saturday late
afternoon:
I take advantage of the break in the rain and take Robert to CVS. He has meds that
are ready and I need more furniture polish.
On
the way home, I pick up dinner: salad for me; turkey and mac & cheese for
Robert.
That
should make up for the mini Cadburys I couldn’t resist while at CVS . . .
Saturday night: Robert gets Rocky
Road ice cream two nights in a row! We do his usual bedtime routine. I print my
“bucket list” spreadsheet of every single Best Picture winner to see which one
I should watch tonight.
I
text Rach that I really want frozen yogurt. She offers to get it for me but I
decide I better not since I remember those mini Cadburys I ate earlier.
I’m
hoping I can lose at least one pound at this point.
Back
to my spreadsheet. I pick “Ordinary People.”
Good
thing I didn’t have FroYo. I have a pit in the bottom of my stomach throughout
the entire movie. I realize it is best I watched it now instead of when it came
out in 1980 since my family was going through its own dark period at that time
and it really would have been too much.
Sunday morning: I wake up at
5:15 again. Seriously?!
Back
to cleaning.
Richard
texts me: “I think I may have to change the leg wrap. I keep getting a scent of
infection. But it could be the hotel room.”
I
bust out laughing but eventually call him to be sure he is okay. I know he is a
little panicky about his leg so we talk and decide the smell actually is the
hotel room – probably from all the wet, snowy clothes people track in from the
North Dakota winters.
I
turn on the Sunday news shows while doing laundry and cleaning.
The
house is getting a bit too quiet.
Sunday afternoon: Robert sleeps
late again so I am making progress on the cleaning! The dogs track in mud after
I mop and since it appears the rain won’t stop until July, it’s a futile
attempt to actually keep it clean. The
floors are at least clean for five minutes – I’ll take it!
I
make Robert an omelet for his breakfast/lunch. Usually, he gets oatmeal but
thought I’d give him something special today.
Rach
offers to pick up anything I need from Target! Wonderful! This saves me from
having to take Robert out in the rain. I mobile order drinks from Starbucks for
us so she delivers groceries and a mocha (decaf, of course). That’s my girl!
Richard
texts me that he is at the Minot, North Dakota “12 store mall” with Christopher
and his girlfriend. Richard is sitting while the “kids” check out the stores.
I
polish off the mini-Cadbury eggs. It’ll be a miracle if I don’t gain weight this weekend.
Sunday evening: The wind is
picking up and I am getting a little concerned about the “atmospheric river”
making its way toward us tomorrow. I’m going through an evacuation plan in my
head. I have Robert’s meds all ready to put into a bag if needed. Important
docs are all in one place which will be easy to grab if we have to leave. It’s
a very remote chance but we do live in a flood zone so I need to plan for worst
case scenario. It’s my specialty! J
I
finish the laundry, feed the dogs and make Robert a sandwich for dinner. I have
no inspiration for dinner at all! I am still full from those darn delicious
Cadbury eggs so I didn’t eat.
I
keep the streak alive and let Robert have ice cream again tonight! He’s not
going to know what to do once we get back on the every other day schedule.
For
some reason, I am very tired tonight. (Probably from my lack of good
nutrition.)
I
plan to watch another Best Picture winner but haven’t decided which one yet.
Maybe the Godfather!
Richard
texts that his leg is “in bee hive pain.” That’s no good.
Monday morning: I wake up at
5:45, probably because I stayed up so late watching The Godfather. I can’t
believe I’ve never seen that movie. I am excited to watch Godfather Two!
Robert
sleeps in again so I finish all the cleaning. The house is completely clean
(well, except for the paw prints from the mud)!
I
keep the news on to keep an eye on the approaching storm but also because the
house is way too quiet.
Monday afternoon: Rach offers to
go to the store for me. It’s raining outside but I am determined to take Robert
out anyway. I load him in the car and he doesn’t complain at all about the rain.
Probably because I promise him a chocolate shake on the way home. That’ll do it
every time! I see Rach and Matt at the grocery store. How fun!
Monday evening: It’s pouring
outside so I give Robert soup and salad for dinner and I eat a salad. Finally!
Real food!
Monday night: Robert is in
bed and I rent Godfather Two. Good grief! It’s three and half hours long?! I
make it through an hour and then have to go to sleep.
Tuesday morning: Robert has
program today and I have to go to work. Richard is due home later tonight. The
dogs will be so lonely today without any of us!
Tuesday
afternoon:
I leave work early in order to be home for Robert. I make him a salad and pasta
for dinner. Matt is kind enough to pick up Richard from the airport.
They
get back home and Taz and Oz go crazy! They are excited to see Richard but Taz
can’t get enough of Matt. Richard excitedly tells us about his trip and I know
this is something both he and Christopher will always remember.
The
house is full and noisy and I love it.
As
for those five pounds. . . well, let’s just say I’ll try again another time.
