Ron followed all of the instructions for the procedures and by 3:15, he was done.

In the two hours he was at the North Adams Hospital, Jett and I picked up groceries at the Salvation Army, washed the car and bought laundry detergent at Stop & Shop. I also donated blood and received a 1 gallon pin!

Ron ate some snacks and veg lasagna for supper. We started Season 2 of The Tudors. Enjoying it this time around.

Yesterday I pulled up stakes and did some volunteer work at the new community garden on Bridges Road. A friend was there and I got to meet two other workers. It was raining and I wasn’t wearing a coat so was assigned to the homeowner’s garage to pull staples and rip tape off cardboard that was the foundation for the new beds. Compost to follow.

Jett ate most of Ron’s breakfast, so I made waffles for consolation.

I carried a bucket load of dog turds to the truck.

Ron made it to the transfer station before closing.

Ron’s been unhappy about Rembrandt C being discontinued. I did some research and found that there are options and ordered some for him today.

Tried vacuuming the living room rug. The vacuum cleaner was clogged. I took it partially apart but couldn’t find the clog. Meanwhile, my machinations resulted in piles of dirt, pine needles and dog hair on the carpet.

I thought the shop vac would work, but the hose had fallen off, the bag had disconnected and the inside of the canister was filthy. My old Hoover was a big help, but meanwhile, I discovered more dog leavings on the rug so had to clean those up first. Thank goodness for Bissell cleaning liquid.

In spite of having two outdoor sessions today with Ron, Jett was a basket case. So we tried playing fetch in the living room. Looks like we misplaced one of his toys in the process. While searching for the toy, I found an old banana peel.

Have been receiving out-of-space messages from DropBox for weeks, so I started deleting old photo files.

Jett had a terrible, sickly trump yesterday – in Millie’s yard. Ron had taken him for a ride to do errands and he bolted as soon as he got home.

He trumped in the living room sometime last night or early this morning. Normal looking at least. He didn’t eat much yesterday but had breakfast today. I cleaned it and since I was on floor duty, swept the kitchen.

Made vegetarian hot dogs and a big Caesar salad for lunch.

I may have TMJ. Maybe a coincidence, but the other day I tried rinsing with a hydrogen peroxide solution. After that I noticed a “clicking” when I ate and today my teeth hurt. I figured it was stress but hope to hang on until my regular appointment with the dentist on the 31st.

Tried Insurify for car insurance but it only provided 6 month policies with Progressive and Liberty Mutual so hard to compare with GEICO.

Ron finished and mailed his intake forms for the memory evaluation next Friday.

Reviewed the current rebate rules for heat pumps. Looked up local contractors, left a message for Ashley Swift.

Have to wait to clear beds until air temps are consistently above 50 degrees, maybe mid-April.

Price of oil has gone up 40% since January 26.

27 degrees, cold is back.

More work for the school.

Ron had to reschedule his GI examinations to next Monday. We’d forgotten the prohibitions from eating solid foods or raw fruits and vegetables; we’d also hadn’t picked up his prep med.

We got a call from the memory evaluation services office requesting his intake paperwork, which he didn’t finish. They kindly emailed it to me so we can complete it and send it back – return email doesn’t seem to work, unfortunately.

If this weren’t disruption enough, Ron lost one of his hearing aids. We looked outside and in his “little room”, but haven’t found it.

We both went outside with Jett. Ron played retrieve, I shoveled the old snow near the deck.

Brought Jett to his old groomer yesterday in Peru/Hinsdale. He was more of a mess than we realized – poor doggo!

Hope, the groomer, did a fantastic job. She shaved him and cleaned his ears and rear end. She spent a fair amount of time with me explaining what she planned to do. We booked his next appointment by coincidence on Ron’s birthday. Very nice setup in her home and she allowed her two dogs to play with Jett, which I’m sure he enjoyed.

We had lunch at Hot Harry’s in Dalton, home of Crane Papers. Gigantic burritos and chips. Did a quick shop at Price Shopper in Pittsfield.

All three of us slept in this morning.

Nice greetings from Facebook contacts/friends, Peter and Bennett and an actual phonecall from Robert!

I looked up menu prices and decided it wasn’t worth it to go out to eat either yesterday, the 12th, or today, Friday the 13th. So, we did a modest grocery run at Stop & Shop and got a nice birthday meal plus leftovers for under $15. Less than the price of a single entree.

I made some edits for BRC2/MRS. Had to use Nicole’s login, mine expired.

Ron’s door fell off the other day. The hinge had been mounted upside down. He flipped the hinge and remounted the door today. I vacuumed the living room yesterday; futile effort with Jett dropping crunchy treats wherever he wishes.

Watched “Swimmers” on Netflix. Long film, terrific story.

Spent a little time at Remedy yesterday, discovered that it’s been a while since I updated their laptop. Brought it home to work on it.

Today I fixed bugs on my development environment and the app seems to be working much better. Man, it’s hard to test your own code!

Made Mac and Cheese and a green salad for lunch. The cheese packets they give us are awful so I added a fair amount of grated cheddar and a little smoked paprika.

Had a couple of odd dreams this week, one about Andi and Dan moving everything out of Remedy for cleaning. The other was a recurring dream about being at a conference, showing up for food and finding nothing but desserts and breads. Everything looked great but it was not especially nutritious.

Ron worked on the deck and the back yard, making it much safer to move around.

So we are now at war with Iran. The reaction from other countries is pretty low-key. Seems they are afraid of Iran’s nuclear ambitions and disgusted by their murder of thousands of civilians.

Picked up the truck and Ron’s jeans on Thursday afternoon. More edits for MRS. Scanned and mailed our federal tax returns.

Scanned Ron’s IDs for the dental surgeon and filled out his online paperwork.

We finished watching “The Best Years of Our Lives” last night; enjoyed it.

Ron is out shopping and maybe doing errands. I cleaned up trumps in the back yard and tried to shovel the deck stairs. A few minor and I hope final revisions to the Remedy app.

Made a fine soy curl “beef” stew today. Complicated recipe.

Jett took his new med on Tuesday without a fuss.

Continuing to work on the Remedy app. Finished changes to the MRS confirmation email.

Fixed Ron’s iPhone. It had been demanding double-clicking in an obnoxious, fast-paced voice.