Accountability

had soup + sandwich worked on Ma's taxes Leah's- delivered her bag/got mail Little Walmart- got cough drops ma and 2 little boxes candy for me. 98 cents each  M&M's and Jr. Mints. M and m pnuts: 440 calories. Jr. Mints:  abt 390 calories. V.S. forgot to give her her mail.  She was getting her hair done.  dropped off cough drops/checked for taxes back up. Y- rode bike hour back to Leah's for dent cleaner home- dent cleaner not doing a great job.  Is it too old? Costco lunch salad and fruit smoothie nap watched Les Feldick/Perry Stone

computer Ubered Leah to doctor got an estimate on white car from yesterday's accident. Expensive. went to tax lady's new office.  Nice.  Wondered if our bill would be higher. Lunch at Spire's. Norm dropped me off. (he got another estimate.) I finished watching Les Feldick, did dishes, took my vitamins Nap Bible Study (I did AV tonite) computer

looked for Sept real estate tax bill, no luck, 2016 got mail at Scott st. took it to ma Bank got new tires on white car ate at torrance bakery Norm had small accident in white car. worked on ma's taxes worked on our taxes washed bath mats

rode bike hour shower ma's birthday took Kian home to his house. Church to prep songs for Tues nite Church

searched our "apt." for sbo real estate forms. lunch: Fantastic Cafe, brought it home long nap

Read the Bible, part of Romans and part of 1st Corinthians. decluttered made homemade stir fry took Kian to recycling place store/diapers to ma called ma to tell her about nurse coming tomorrow.  I told her she told the nurse at the hospital I was trying to kill her. She apologized twice tonight.  talked with Diane and Heidi. Church.

tired.  Watched Perry Stone. took a nap biked an hour lunch soup shower went to hospital.  in parking lot on 5th floor, Norm called and said hospital called and said they were getting ready to release ma. Went there and the nurse said they did her 6th thoracentesis and removed almost a liter of fluid.  went to Villa Sorrento and then walked to hospital with wheelchair and boot and clothes and scarf and beanie. and then walked with ma in boot and in wheelchair, returned to Villa Sorrento. made a burger for dinner.

ma's facility called.  ma seemed to be having trouble breathing.  They gave her oxygen and said she was doing better.  I waited till 9 to call her lung doctor.  I waited 2 hours for him to call me back.  Norm was waking up so I asked him to call me if they called me back.  He called me before I got to her facility.  She didn't seem to be in distress but she had labored breathing even with oxygen.  And she was on her right side, tired, laying down, no energy, no desire to eat. So I talked with the head of the nursing and called lung doc again.  They said take her to the E.R.  Nursing said to take her by ambulance.  The E.R. was busy so I grabbed a sandwich and waited.  Then waited with ma.  Finally got a room.  Ma was pooped so I left and let her sleep.  I ordered her a dinner.  Then I went to Spires and had dinner.  (hubby doesn't eat till midnite or so). Mentally exhausted.

woke up early 230 had gone to bed at 9 pm so I got the sleep I usually get.  no nap yesterday. went back to sleep Unwanted phone call on cell at 8 05 am, was actually sleeping. not a great start to the day.  grumpy about 10, I went to grocery store for ma.  I went to ma's rest home cuz she wanted me to help her clean her frig, take her magazines to the community book stand, go thru her mail... Went to grocery store for us. got home.  Norm got up, took the outdoor Xmas decorations to the storage place, ate at Wienerschnitzel. Then went to Ma's house and cleaned her mildewed gutters. I'm exhausted.

finished deleting land line's messages. Listened to Les Feldick on TV. biked an hour Ralph's for groceries made new recipe for me I think, Spanish Rice. I asked Norm to replace ma's house's sprinkler box.  He did it. talked to Heidi a bit

Mailed check for insurance Ma's house finished DNA book returned book to lib. V.S. to check expiration date on ma's id card cancelled transport to dmv, got lecture. offered apptmt to Norm/Leah.   they declined. lunch at el pollo loco deleted 119 land line messages!  49 to go! 1 load laundry. started working on 2nd week of bingo (card, decluttering) Ladies' Bible Study volunteered to help them with slides.  they were excited to have me!

Lose 52 lbs. by Dec. 31, 2020. eat more fruits, veggies consume less sugar, dairy, grains, flour, caffeine. Lower A1c- get off metformin Get off HBP med- lisinopril get off cholesterol med Atorvastatin cope better with stress Daily watch Bible study or do own. Exercise bike every other day Use weights Swim read more, less tv- Reach for a book, not the remote. Declutter, Organize, Clean List Apostle Paul's promises to non-Jews. Finish projects our back fence ma's gate ma's sprinkler ma's door change cars cook own meals more, eat less fast food. Pottery class Thurs. Learn to paint. replace shower/bath walls kitchen tile cupboards floor driveway fence sand/paint so. wall of house read thru Bible

computer till 830 a.m. ate: some coconut, 2 scrambled eggs,2 slices bacon, some more later orange made/ate tater tot casserole (beef, soup, onion, celery, tater tots) watched Les Feldick Y- 10 min bike warmup all the machines 10 min. cooldown grocery store planned meals for week napped after lunch till 5!

blood test fixed ma's bill ma to lung doc (pushed in wheel chair and lifted her twice) took grand kids to see my ma before Jesse returns to College and to thank her for Xmas money.  Took down her Xmas decorations. brought home her rosemary tree.  Dinner with grand kids.

( I started keeping track of what I'm doing 'cuz I was wondering why I'm tired and I'm also trying to do more housework.) watched Rose Parade (taped so can avoid commercials and watch at my convenience) Les Feldick 3 episodes (taped) Pride and Prejudice (missed one) napped made 7 layer dip 1 1/2 loads laundry worked on shower walls dishes

Bible Study dishes mowed lawn Lunch with sis in law and niece, my hubby, Leah and her 2 younger kids.(Jesse back at college)  Ted having back problems and stayed home. nap church

worked on puzzle bike hr Mail to Leah/ma oven stew napped little Walmart

worked on puzzle wrote Xmas cards/thank you's Lowe's and home depot for ma's new sprinkler sm. Shakey's groceries Celebrate Recovery

bike hr. lamp to ma my Dr. apptmt baked/delivered sweets did charcoal beauty masque computer tv: Les Feldick and Perry Stone Lunch at China Bowl

finished skimming/reading Eliz. Shown Mills' book Professional Genealogy. Returned it to library grocery store twice (couldn't find recipe 1st time) made chicken veggie casserole cleaned nightstand drawer cleaned top of nightstand cleaned bureau drawer nap Women's bible study watched Les Feldick

Villa Sorrento twice mail to Leah grocery store us health care store ma made taco salad hr. bike attempted nap decluttering car trunk threw 3 things away in kitchen

decluttered (for over an hour) top of tv table and top of wood filing cabinet and some of card table. did 1 load of laundry made blt's church nap Nehemiah Bible Study showered computer tv put summer clothes in clear tub.

exercised, errands, not my scheduled fun , not my house cleanse ! I think I rode the bike for an hour.  I was interrupted by someone needing help.  I listened to some Bible teachers: Les Feldick and Perry Stone.  Watched TV. took ma her mail.  Told her about an upcoming appointment.  I'm not sure her ears are as bad as she says or if it's not her memory.  When she got back to her room, she called me and thought the appointment was on Sunday, not Tues.  I had written it on her 3 calendars.  She hadn't looked. I called cousin Cherry and talked to her an hour.  She has had a lot going on!

I straightened all my chest of drawers' drawers. for Exercise, wheeled ma in her wheel chair to Dr. Stern and then to Torrance Memorial to see Rita. Went to dinner at Black Bear Diner alone. So tired but went to CR anyway.  My step study that I quit did their testimonies. 

Charged my shaver, shaved. Made a to do list on my genealogy blog from Thomas MacEntee's genealogy do-over. Signed up for Chartmaster's 12 week class. did lots of dishes shower walked ma in a wheelchair to her doc and back grocery store for bacon and bread for BLT's. exhausted- took nap. phonecalls