JuneNYsAdventuresPart2

I was finishing up my breakfast when Mary Anne called.  She told me that she called Roswell to cancel her afternoon appointment.  Roswell insisted on calling 911 and sending them to her house.  I started getting dressed and someone from Roswell called to tell me they were sending 911.  Then MA called again and I told her I was on the way.  When I arrived the EMT's were leaving.  Paula was in the house with MA.   While we were talking, I suggested that I start picking up mail (which was spread out all over the place) and MA said that was OK.   I bagged up a bunch of junk mail.  Paula left.  MA decided to write out checks to pay her Homeowners Insurance.  I agreed to take the checks to Bower Agency.  She called Bowers and they wanted me to bring the POWER of ATTORNEY document.  Before I left, Mary Anne gave me a few bags of clothing for me to launder. I went home and got the P of A.  I called Myrna and asked if I could pick up the walker.  (the one I got from Tom Poretta a few mont

After meeting up with Peg at Freedom Church to get the copies she made of Mary Anne's HEALTH CARE PROXY, I drove to CARSTAR on the boulevard in Amherst.  I left the car there and was given a very nice dark gray KIA.  I went to TRADER JOES (a few miles down the boulevard) and spent about $138.00 of my EBT benefits.  I got pasta, canned baked beans, crackers, a couple of sauces, a strawberry rhubarb pie, ground beef patties, Baby Bel cheese, sweet corn on the cob, two dark chocolate bars, and much more.  When I got home I prepared myself a "burger" and opened a can of the baked beans for lunch and had a piece of the pie for desert.  I took a nap and when I woke up, returned a call to CARSTAR where I was told that the damages are a little over $2,000 and the car should be ready on Friday.   I took two or three calls from Mary Anne today.  She has pretty much resigned herself to not being able to continue chemotherapy and dying soon.  She said her speech therapist rea

Once again, church was "in the field".  I thought it seemed cooler than last week so I didn't claim a shady spot like I did last week.  It got pretty hot in my car, but I got some relief by opening the back hatch and standing in the shade it provided.   After church, popsicles were provided, and I had one and enjoyed fellowshipping with others.  Church will still be outside next Sunday, but the church will be open for those who have a hard time sitting in the sun. I went to Chiavetta's to get a half chicken for lunch.  Today they were not at all crowded and a guy came to my car, took my order and my money and went in brought my chicken out.  Then I decided to go to Niagara Produce for a few produce items.  I got cherries, blueberries, bananas, one yellow squash, one sweet potato, eggs and a quarter pound of coleslaw.  On the way to NP, I had noticed a food truck offering ribs on Walnut Street, so I backtracked a bit and got some bbq ribs. I felt OK spend

In the morning I did a few household tasks including changing my sheets.  I called Barb and asked her if she wanted to meet for lunch.  We agreed to meet at one p.m. at SUB DELICIOUS on 31.  In the meantime, Paula called and then Mary Anne called. Mary Anne told me that she thinks she needs to go on oxygen.  She thinks that her problems getting a good night sleep might point to her needing more oxygen.  We talked about her two upcoming appointments this week.  She thinks she can wait until Tuesday when she sees a doctor at Roswell.  I told her that if she finds herself gasping for breath to immediately call 911 and then call me.  She agreed. Before leaving to meet Barb, I cleaned up an old commode so that I could take it to Mary Anne later on today. Barb and I had a nice lunch at SUB D on 31.  Then I went home and emptied a bunch of stuff out of the back of my car so I could get the commode in.  Then I took it to Mary Anne.  She really did not want me to leave it, but I kind of ins

In the morning, I did some cleaning and organizing and got my disguises ready for this afternoons ZOOM Murder Mystery that Marlene and I are participating in.  The Dale Association is putting it on.  I will be two characters:  Baldwin Shootsmore and Jigsaw Jane. I took one phone call from my auto insurance company. I made cheese biscuits to go with the soup I took out of the freezer and then decided to make some rice pudding using this recipe BAKED OLD FASHIONED RICE PUDDING!! This pudding turns out in a lovely custard texture. . 2/3 c. Minute Rice 2 3/4 c. milk 1/3 c. sugar 1 tbsp. butter 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. vanilla 14 tsp. nutmeg Cinnamon 1/2 c. raisins How to make this recipe First step Combine Minute Rice, milk & raisins, sugar, butter, salt, vanilla & nutmeg in a buttered 1 quart baking dish. Second step Bake in 350 degree oven for 1 h, stirring after 15 mins & again when pudding is done. Third step Sprinkle with cinnamon. Finally step Serve war

Dealing with insurance companies on the phone took up all of my morning.  I also had to make calls to the place I will take my car to be checked out and the place who will supply me with a rental car and make an appointment for a follow up appointment with my primary.  Nationwide (Betty's insurance company) tried to reach me while I was talking with one of the other companies, but when I tried to reach someone there by phone, I got a strange voicemail (google account?).  The Dale Association called me about possibly taking part in their MURDER MYSTERY event on Zoom tomorrow. I agreed to, and got my info via email and I will be playing TWO parts.  This should be interesting :  one p.m. tomorrow for a half hour, which hardly seems long enough. I also talked to Marlene on the phone.  Like me, she is itching to go away for a bit.  But needing to drive in two separate cars is the issue. I called Jenny Adams in the early evening to see how she was doing.  She was in the ER yesterda

I realized that it was a cool, comfortable day and I called Betty to ask her if she wanted to go geocaching.  She said yes and we headed out, in separate cars, about 11:15 a.m.  We parked at the county jail and crossed the street   We found one of the two geocaches that are hidden across the street along a pathway that leads past ruins of  Niagara County's original poorhouse and its cemetery.   This marker is close to the road: t his is the only remaining gravestone in the cemetery  This bench memorializes the Almshouse and Cemetery.    This trail cam is close to the old silo. The old silo is the only remnant that we saw.  We saw a lot of wild flowers.   This stone wall runs alongside the silo.  I figure this was the road leading into the facility. When we got back to our cars, Betty said she was hungry and wanted to go out for lunch.  We decided to go to Ransomville to get lunch at KNEAD THE DOUGH, but we never made it because of getting involved

I had two homemade bran muffins and a glass of Lactaid milk for breakfast.  This morning was our second Tuesday Morning Ladies Life Group (second since the March shutdown).  We had it at Vickie's house.  Amazingly, almost everyone arrived at or shortly after the starting time of ten a.m.    Present were Elaine, Vicky, Karen, me, Betty, Cindi, Ursula, Marlene, Louise and Marsha.  The weather was perfect, just the right temperature with a breeze.  Today was Louise's birthday and Marsha made a "brownie" cake,  which we had with vanilla ice cream.  Marsha and Louise forgot their social distancing. Just as we were getting ready to finish up, it started to sprinkle so we hurriedly put Vickie's chairs in the storage building.  Next Tuesday, we will meet at Elaine's place.   I went home and retrieved phone messages.  A recorded message from President Trump reminded me to go and vote, so I did so immediately.  The polling place was not at all cr

I put the finishing touches on my macaroni salad and made apple cider bran muffins.  I called Mary Anne to tell her  would be delivering food to her later on.  I talked with Paula and Peggy on the phone.  I called Betty to give her the information about the Saturday Farmers Market which will start this coming Saturday. After my shower I left to do errands, etc.  I dropped the food off to MA first, and then dropped off a graduation card and check at Mike's house for Dominic.  I picked up the books I loaned Sarah at her house and left a bag with a few more.  I went to Rite Aid and got toilet paper and then to Dollar Tree for a few items.  I really should have gone to Walmart but it was so hot out that I decided to go home. When I got home, there was a phone message from Vicky, saying that we will celebrate Louise's birthday tomorrow either during or after LIFE GROUP in Vicky's back yard.  I found a card and a small gift for Louise. After my nap, I returned a call to Peg

In the morning before heading over to FREEDOM, I started getting ingredients together to make a macaroni salad.  I also took the garbage pails out to the street.  I figured it might be the coolest part of the day and I might as well take advantage of it. On the way in to the back parking lot at FREEDOM SOUTH, bottles of water  were passed out.  There were fewer people in attendance today than there were in the past three (much cooler) Sundays.  I parked under a small tree, behind and off to the side of the makeshift stage.  Betty parked next to me. Being parked there  made it kind of hard to hear, but I didn't miss much.  I opened all FIVE doors of my SUV so I could take advantage of the breezes.  I had my camera with me, but I would have had to leave my car and walk towards the back of the parking lot to take a picture or two and it was TOO darn hot. After church, Marlene, Betty and I met up at SUB DELICIOUS on 31.  I bought a 99cent burger and ordered a medium pizza for the t

Mary Anne called fairly early this morning.  I think she called me so she could prevent me from calling her later on today when I might disturb her.   She sounds much better today than she did yesterday.  I called Kevin and asked about using her slanted cellar door to get into her house in case of an emergency and he said it is not locked and there is no lock on the door at the top of the cellar stairs.  I was glad to hear that. I talked with Marlene on the phone about the possibility of doing some online activities that the Dale Association are offering now. I decided to stay in today since it is very hot.  I worked on going through pictures and other items that were found in the attic, but had ended up on top of my television.  I scanned some items and sorted through everything in order to pick items that should be given to Gail.  I made some headway, but it is very time consuming. I took a nap.  As I got up, the phone was ringing and it was Mary Anne.  She wanted me to relay a

I did not get much sleep last night, I didn't get to sleep until well after two a.m.  I had forgotten to take my Citrucel drink and remembered that at one a.m., so I got up and took it.  Yesterday, I ate some cheese in my tuna sub and there is COOL WHIP in the Rosa Marina salad I made, so I was kind of expecting bad results, but did not get them. I went back to Walmart to get Myrna's tray table and I also got one for myself.  I dropped off a book Peggy wanted at her house (a large story book that belonged to our Uncle Bob, Peggy is going to give it to his daughter Judy tomorrow).    Then I went to Myrna's place.  I gave her the tray table and some food:  Rosa Marina salad, pea salad, Amish fruit cake and a cabbage and a couple of onions).  Myrna seems to think the table will work well for her.  She gave me two bracelets (for my birthday) that she saw me admiring at the Winter Market this past winter.     I really like the black and gray one (it has hints of blue) becau

This morning I did some paperwork relative to my investment accounts at Citizens Bank, and then I called Connie regarding setting a time for a four way call between her financial advisor, her professional organizer, her and I.    I also called Oxbow and discussed Carrie's care and upcoming medical appointments. I called Mary Anne and  told her I was going out and would like to deliver some food to her.  She said she was trying to rest so I told her we could do it later on.  I called Peg and arranged to drop off some Rosa Marina salad. After dropping off the salad to Peg, I went to Rite Aid and exchanged the dark brown hair color for light brown and then went to WalMart to get a couple of items (toilet paper, milk, polish sausage, eggs etc.) and look for PHILIPS Probiotics, which were recommended by Dr. Chubineh.  I could not find this product.  I decided to get a tuna sub at the SUBWAY there in Walmart.  While at WalMart, I saw some nice tray tables, and I decided to tell Myrna

I spent the morning at the local hospital having some sort of test done to follow up on my endoscopy and stomach emptying scan.   I think the name of it is Upper GI with Barium something or other.  It took about three hours, because I had to sit and wait a half hour a couple of times in order that they could continue scanning to check to see what was going on.  I had a 45 minute break between scans or pictures so I ran home and had a snack (two cookies and a glass of almond milk) and returned. At the end of it all, the doctor said that everything seems to be OK.  I guess I will find out more after Dr. Chubineh gets the results. I went home and worked on laundry and took a nap. I went to the Royalton Center Methodist Church to get a spaghetti dinner.  I brought it home to eat and it was very good. Mary Anne has not received her $2,100 refund so I tried to help her by going on the IRS website.  There is a simple form to fill out and submit but it did not work.  I found other phone

After three months of not being able to meet, the Tuesday morning Ladies Life Group was allowed to meet.  We met at the home of our leader, Elaine, we met outside in her yard.  Nine women arrived at various times and we had some wonderful fellowship.    Elaine, me, Vicky, Marlene, Louise, Mary, Diane, Lori, and Cindi (who provided guitar music). Normally, our life group is from ten a.m. until noon, but todays went until well after one p.m.  At that time, they were discussing the idea of walking to Hoovers and bringing lunch back.  I decided not to join the group for lunch since I was planning on going to SOLID ROCK for the drive through take out spaghetti dinner. I went home and had lunch and took a nap and then headed out to SOLID ROCK.   They were very well organized.   Marlene and I met up at ROYALTON RAVINE and ate our spaghetti dinners together in one of the pavilions.  Marlene and I talked about possibly going to CHIMNEY BLUFFS and walking the "top" trail.