Finally Friday

It's been a pleasant day here in Pasadena.  Probably about 78* at the most.  Last night it cooled down to the middle 60's and boy did that feel good for this sissy from the northwest!   I understand from my daughter the Seattle weather guys have put out a "frost alert" for Saturday morning. There goes my hanging baskets!

We took a ride to the Wal Mart over in Duarte, CA today.  Guess what dominates that whole back corner of the store ?  CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS !!!!!   I couldn't believe my eyes.  It seems they come out a little earlier each year. 

We had planned to go to the In-N-Out store over in Baldwin Park but the freeway was so backed up, we gave it up for today.

I'm feeling a little better.....I took the last of the Zithromax today.  I still have a horrible cough and am a little short of breath (so glad I've never been a smoker).  If that doesn't improve I'm going to have to go to either a doctor or back to the E.R. and get a Rx for an albuterol inhaler. I have one at home but didn't think to bring it.

Since we are not cruising next week...I imagine we'll head out towards home by the end of next week.  Bob is saying he wants to go back up Highway 101 on the coast.  I say let's just head up I-5 and get there but I'm only the passenger.  

I'm anxious to get home and get this journal transferred over.  I haven't even checked out any of your new Blogs because I can't save the links on a borrowed lap top.  Does that make sense ?  But when I get back to my own computer~watch out !!

I finished the Jan Karon book and have started reading Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks.  It is good.  When I get home, I'll want to see the movie.    Also, today at Wal Mart I bought the new book by Richard Paul Evans ~ Grace.  He is a great author and has a new book out every year at this time.  His firstbook The Christmas Box was read by millions and was also made into a movie starring Richard Thomas.

Last evening I was intorduced to my first black widow spider.  Hope wanted me to see it so I'd know what one looks like.  It was big & ugly and now it's deceased !!!!

Well, I hope everyone is doing well & you're all happily blogging away.....until next time       Linda

Tags: Pasadena CA, Wal Mart, Christmas decorations, Duarte CA, Jan Karon, Nicholas Sparks, Richard Paul Evans, Richard Thomas

Great Book

When my journal friend Trees came thru town in August, she brought me a book by Jan Karon titled "Light From Heaven."  I have to say it's the most delightful book I think I've ever read.  I think it's actually book nine in Jan Karon's Mitford series.  So when I get home I'll be scouting eBay and Half Price Books for the rest of these books.   

If you're a reader and would like a clean, delightful series to read...I highly recommend these books from Jan Karon.

Trees...thank you again from the bottom of my heart for this book..it has brought me hours of pleasant reading.

The police helicopters are circling over the house~what's going on?  Bob's grand daughter Nina and I are here alone.....yikes

Tags: Jan Karon, Mitfod Series

Tuesday Update

The outdoor thermometer is reading well over 90* today & the one I stuck in my mouth earlier this morning was reading 100*.  I'm not feeling all that great today.  But I've taken the 3rd antibiotic and I'm hopeful that tomorrow will be a better day. 

Joann was able to get the pictures posted of our Sunday visit...as usual, I blinked or closed my eyes or something.  She's talented because she took these pictures on her cell phone and then got them into her computer....I haven't figured out how to do that yet. Anyway they are ready for viewing at;   http://journals.aol.com/preciousone25/JoannsWeightLossJourney/entries/2008/10/06/finally...-the-pics/1504.   Thanks Joann...like I said in my comment, I hope I didn't expose you to this crud~Linda

Hot again in Pasadena

Well I had a horrible night of coughing.  Finally about 2am I turned my overhead light on and read my book for a couple hours.  Finally fell asleep about 4am and woke up at 830am feeling absolutely horrible.  I called my insurance company and they said I needed to go to a hospital emergency room in order for them to pay. So Bob took me to the Methodist Hospital over in Arcadia, CA. 

I was having some pains in my chest so when they took me back they hooked me up to all the monitors, did an EKG and drew 7 vials of blood.  I think that doctor ordered tests on everything.   Six and half hours later I was given copies of all my tests, discharge instructions and a Rx for Zithromax.  The diagnosis was "bronchitis" and apparently no cardiac problems, thankfully !

I think at this point the Mexican Rivera cruise is out of the question. In the past it's taken 3 or 4 weeks for me to completely get over this stuff and I just can't see taking the chance of having a relapse somewhere in Mexico.  So hopefully the insurance company will take pity on us and refund as much of our money as possible.

Meanwhile we'll hang around here until my Rx is gone, and I feel better...then we'll head home.   

I hope everyone had a good Monday....and that it's cooler where you are than where I am.

Tags: bronchitis, Methodist Hospital, Arcadia CA, EKG, blood tests

Joann & Linda

Joann from http://journals.aol.com/preciousone25/JoannsWeightLossJourney/entries/2008/10/05/i-met-linda-today/1503   drove to Pasadena today and we went out for a burger.  What a sweet gal!  She'll probably get a picture loaded quicker that me....since I can't really load a picture into the borrowed lap top.  So stop by Joann's journal and take a look.

Thanks Joann for coming over and thank you again for the gift you brought to me.    Hopefully we'll have another chance to visit before I head home later this month.

I'm kind of feeling like I may be getting bronchitis.  Tonight my throat is scratchy.....I've been drinking water like crazy and will take a Benadryl when I go to bed later.  Monday, I'm going to call my insurance & see what doctor I can visit here in Pasadena incase I need some medical attention.  Keeping my fingers crossed that whatever it is will go away.

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend...until next time...Linda

P.S. I miss my kitty !!!

 

Rainy Day in Pasadena

It was a rainy, lazy day here today.  And now tonight Bob & I are here alone. His daughter and family had a prior commitment and we told them to go ahead & go.  We warmed up left overs and I'm doing some laundry, doing a journal entry and watching TV. 

This rain is most welcome to southern California.  Things are really dry.  I know on Wednesday when we were on Catalina Island, I visited the Wrigley Botanical Garden & the gardeners there expressed their concern at the "drought" that they have been having. They've got all those hundreds of trees, shrubs & plants to keep alive and very little water. One of the gardeners told us that day that rain was expected today & they were hoping the forecast was correct.

One day next week we'll head down to the LA wholesale district to the handbag section.  I got a purse there when we were down here in March of 2007 and it's just about to fall apart.  I use it all the time and I love it, so I'm hoping I can find another one very similar. 

Other than that, we have no big plans until the 12th when we get back on that big boat.  I hope this next time, there's no "rock & roll" business.

That's all for tonight folks...I really wish I were home so I could make this necessary transition before the deadline.  Hugs to you all....Linda

 

Back In Pasadena

Hi everyone !  There's been a lot going on this week while I was out sailing.....I tried to post an entry from the Internet Lounge on board the other day and I could not get my entry to "save."  And at 55 cents a minute, I couldn't wait around forever...so just logged off.

I can't do a thing about my journal until I get home.  So I'm hoping all the emails with your new journal links will still be in my unread email until then.  We aren't planning to be home until the end of October.

We did have a good 4 day cruise.  Took lots of pictures & the weather was very warm each day.  I was excited to get to go ashore in Ensenada, Mexico this time (remember in March I was stuck in the cabin icing my wounded knee).

It's warm here again today, but a man over on Catalina Island told me they were expecting rain this weekend, so we may get rain here too.

Last night about an hour out of Ensenada, the sea got very rough and I don't mind admitting....I was a little queasy and sort of scared. I don't like the rock 'n roll stuff out on the water no matter what size boat it is.   

I guess that's all for now....I'm just hoping my transition over to Blogspot will be a smooth one, once I can get  home to my own computer.