Good Morning, Everyone.
Well, we awoke on this side of the dirt this morning. I suppose that is a good thing.. Havent assessed how I am feeling yet, since my eyes are quite open and head cleared. Another restless night for Nana, and when Nana doesnt sleep, no one sleeps.
Rocky woke me this morning, with his whining.. not sure if it was to go outside to pee, or if he was just wanting Nana.. He is such a baby and whines incessantly, until he can get onto her lap. Since Nana had so much trouble sleeping, Ive let her stay in bed, and Ive made the coffee, and have a nice, hot cup of Joe sitting here.
Oh, yeah,, its Thursday, so it is Nana's day off. She does Sculptured Nails, and has for 30+ years.. We own a barber shoppe, in Speedway, Indiana, "Leo's Barber and Beauty". Business is down right now, due to the town of Speedway, doing a renovation of Main Street, and the intersection in front of the Indianapolis 500 track, at Georgetown and 16th st/Crawfordsville Rd. Guess it is suppose to be completed in April, at least open Main street for traffic again. Currently, it looks like a war zone, except for the buildings. and work has almost stopped, since they cant lay asphalt when its this cold (2 degrees this morning with a high of 17 for today) But it should start progressing rapidly soon, as the temperature is going to be rising over the next few days, with it in the 40's all next week, heading near 50 degrees.
Not a lot to write about today, (I say that now, but wont stop lol) Nana has ordered her new glasses, and is to pick them up today. I have a script for mine, but am shopping for those lenses that change with the sunlight.. I forget what theyre called..Im not sure what progressive lens are either,, I think its how the lens blend into being bifocals, either lined or unlined. Thats above my paygrade, and I could care less. I have a pair of glasses, and my eyes havent changed much since the last eye exam 2-3 yrs ago. I only use them to read, and even then, if there is enough lighting, I dont need them then unless its very small print. I seldom wear them here at the desktop, but always wear them with the laptop. Have the day sun shining back here in my computer room..
Im hoping to get out today. Maybe go with Nana to pick up her glasses.. and of course, I will want to stop and see my buddies at the bar for a little while, and Nana will say drop her off at home first, then I will say the hell with it, and wind up not going.. I dont think I will drink any beer anyways, just Iced tea. Not quite ready for beer, and the last two times I did, since the heart surgery, I wound up back into the hospital in a day or two.. Not that I blame the beer, Im just a little gunshy about going out drinking.. LOL
Probably will wind up at Walmart today, too. We do need a couple things (winds up always being more than a couple) and I usually wind up spending 150+ when we go there. The main thing, will be getting Nana moving this morning. She will be up soon, to watch her "Matlock" which shows daily in the mornings here..
The chicken soup turned out good, as usual, and its a good thing, since we are having it again tonight.. LOL.. My daughter (almost 40) and her hubby (51) are living with us, since last August/September. I figure if I can feed 4 adults for around or under 4 bucks a piece, Im doing great.. It sometimes winds up being a little more, but not much. Unless its Pizza or Takeout, then it climbs above that mark most of the time. We went to buy stuff for Taco Salad last week, and wound up spending 100 dollars,, Somehow, it always winds up with some of this and some of that, a movie or two, oh, and dont forget we need this for later, too. lol.
The Boat, Sport, and Travel show at the Fairgrounds will be coming up soon. I used to go every year, for the fishing stuff, but Nana wants to go this year, and we will look at all the options for camping/Rv'ing. See what else they have in Tents (hopefully I can pick up the Coleman tent I mentioned yesterday cheaper) I really like that tent, and I WILL be purchasing it. ($140-160) Just want to find the best price on it. We may go to Dick's SportingGoods today, or Gander Mountain (I love that place as much as Wally world, lol) Actually, by taking Nana there last year, they had a tent set up inside, and Nana was telling me to buy it now.. we hadnt even talked seriously about going camping yet. Well, I didnt buy it (100 dollars on sale) but found a comparable one at wally world, for 78 dollars, `10x16, and then when we bought all the accouterments, we had nearly 900 dollars spent on camping.. LOL,, We even bought an automatic drip coffee maker, and we had one gas stove, but had to buy another, that had the individual burner (2) to place the coffee maker over.. The other gas grill, was a long burner, like traditional gas grills, and it wouldnt work/may damage the coffee maker. Of course, Campgrounds these days, have a charcoal grille, too that is excellent. Ive thought of buying one, and putting out in the back yard.. Theyre actually a good investment, for charcoal cooking, and they go into the ground, so theyre not moveable, and will last for years.. I think if you do a search on them, its under Campground Charcoal grilles, or Park Grills, something like that.. Gander.com has them listed, as well as Cabela.com and Bass Pro shops.. I have the Dutch Ovens, but want to get a couple different ones.. The one we have, the top doesnt have the lip on it, for putting charcoal on top, nor the legs to prop it up off the coals. Though they do make spyders, for that, or use the spyder to set the lids on while stirring the pot. Either way, I can see more money being spent preparing for this years camping experiences. Nana is as anxious as I am to get out on the road.. Perhaps this will be the year, I can talk her into retiring.
Nana's shoulders are really bothering her bad. Arthritis, possibly a tear in the rotator cuff, and shoulder replacement is her option. Not sure when or if she will be doing that. She also needs her right Knee replaced. Her left knee was replaced in January of '09, and it broke loose, so had to replace it again, and go deeper into her shin bone, and it started breaking loose again, but seems to have settled now. The dr thinks it is because of her other knee, and wants to replace it. But with everything that has gone on with me the last few months, I think she is putting it off to make sure Im going to be okay this time. I want her to get it done, while its cold weather, and we can take off when its warmer, and she has already healed up... She is 63.5 yrs old (4.5 yrs older than me), and I think she should retire, but she wont, until she can be sure her son, Shawn, is able to keep the doors open on the barbershop.. We have one other gal working for us, Cindy, and Shawn makes a good living, I suppose.. not a construction job, but he does work everyday and cuts lots of hair, though, as I said, business is down for the renovation on Main Street. But right now, he and Cindy pay commissions, and what Nana makes (most of) goes back into the shop to pay bills. Not sure how Shawn and his new family, will react, when more of his money goes into the shop.. His wife, April, has a pretty good job, makes decent money, and even has insurance..
I think they can make it, if the economy doesnt take a nosedive again, and the renovation is completed, that should bring more walk-in traffic (we hope). My biggest worry with them, is their home.. Its nice, its newer, in good neighborhood, etc.. but they have an adjustable mortgage. This country can not survive much longer, without raising interest rates drastically to cover our burgeoning debt. Ive told Shawn, when it starts going up, its going to get so he will lose his home, or go broke trying to make the payments.. That is what is wrong with the housing industry now, IMO.. People re-financing their homes, taking all the equity out of them (thanks Barney Frank) and then the prices dropped, and they owe more than its worth. Then couple that with the adjustable mortgages that a lot of people took, thinking the rates would never increase THAT much, but ITS COMING.. We will begin to look like a third world country when it does, with hyper-inflation, and food prices rising, you will have to get paid everyday, just to go to the store to buy milk and bread, because tomorrow, you wont be able to buy it for the same price you did today, and your money will be worth less,,, lots less.. (I removed a link, as it was too long, and I cant remember if it was the movie I was searching for)
Enough of that stuff,, scary enough in this world as it is.
Have a great day, everyone, and dont let my rants scare the hell out of you, (though you should think about some of them)
Papaw
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