Oregon Living 2024 – Blog #45 – Fall (and Winter) is Now Among Us!

 

Sunday, November 3^rd., 2024…… I was up and going while Cat stayed in bed to catch up on her beauty sleep! I walked Rylee (Jama stayed in bed too!) and then went off to get breakfast and coffee. I also worked on some of the laundry we started yesterday, getting that task done. I started on getting last week’s blog posted, then spent the rest of the day watching tv. Until it was time to head off to class. But Cathye was pretty much in for the day. So, I decided to stay home too. We watched some of our taped programs. We have started watching The Summit, which we are now hooked on. We also like High Potential. She didn’t care for either 911 show, but now is watching both!  I like The Floor but that one doesn’t interest her. Spa and then bed.

Monday, November 4^th., 2024……  The weather is overcast and cold. Fall is slowly leaving us and winter is setting in!  Temps in the mornings are now in the mid-30s. As you can see from our walk, we still have color in the leavers that haven’t dropped yet.

After we got back from the walk, we fed the girls then headed out to hit the gym and then went on to Kevin’s for breakfast. We found they were closed for some equipment changes so we went to Appletree. After that, we stopped by Penny’s so I could change her clocks. We also stopped by the quicky-mart to pick up some milk for my Death By Chocolate dessert for tonight. We are having a New Year’s Committee meeting here. We are chairman this year and have a great committee. I set up the room and did handouts.  The meeting went well and we got a lot done. Later, when everyone went home, we settled in and watched a little tv then went out to the spa before bed. Temps at night are now in the 30s so it’s a bit nippy when we are coming and going. But it’s still very nice!

Tuesday, November 5^th., 2024…… ELECTION DAY !  We slept in a bit then got up and going. After we walked and fed the girls, we left to go to Albany. Oregon uses mail in/drop off ballots and has for many years. We filled ours out and then dropped them off at the ballot box on the way out of town. We stopped at Elmer’s for breakfast before going to Costco. We had a big list and that cost us because we stocked up. Once we got home and got everything put away, we headed off to our workshop. I delivered the new badges to those that were there. We always have fun there with the group. Once we got back home, we were in for the day.     

Wednesday, November 6^th., 2024…… Today was pretty quiet. We slept in again, then got going. Not much on our schedule today. Cathye had a meeting at Lynn and Judy’s complex that she wanted to attend later tonight. It was about affordable housing. With all of the building going on up here in town these days, we are wanting info on what type of homes will be built when it gets close to our area. The big housing project east of us is moving slowly but we’re now being told it might be low cost housing (apartments and condos). Cat went to hear from the officials about what may be planned for that and for our town.   

Thursday, November 7^th., 2024…… A few things to do today. We walked and fed the girls then headed off to the gym and breakfast. We hung around the house until it was time for me to go to my massage. Cathye went right after me and brought home teriyaki for dinner. Later, she drove over to Albany to the sleep clinic for her sleep study. She took her overnight bag so she had her jammies to wear. They hooked her up to all kinds of apparatus. Here is a picture they took of her before bed!...

She said she tried to sleep. You may not be able to see in the pic, but they also attached leads to her head! The night didn’t go well because the bed wasn’t comfortable, plus she knew they were observing her!  Also, they woke her up to have her move her feet and eyes back and forth. Not a great experience!

Friday, November 8^th., 2024……  When Cat got woke up at 5:30am, they removed everything and she was free to go. She stayed in her jammies and drove back home and came straight in and crawled into bed. I let her sleep and took the girls out and made my breakfast and coffee for later.   

Today we spent some $$$. We won’t be in town for next week’s property tax deadline, so we needed to get it done today. We headed off to Albany City Hall to get that done. We came straight home so Cat could have some time to relax and maybe sleep. Imagine that – having to sleep after a sleep study!  I spent the time working on a spreadsheet for food signups for the New Year’s dance. Also, I ordered a Father Time robe and wig. I also got some sashes for both myself and for Baby New Year to wear. This all happened at class on Tuesday when Cathye and Cheryl recruited Bill to be the baby and me as Father Time!     

Saturday, November 9^th., 2024…… The plan today was to clean up the back porch and cover the furniture and move the plants and stuff to the potting shed. Later, we dressed and went to the square dance in Sweet Home. It was fun. Cat only danced about half of it, which she was able to do.  We came back home and hit the spa before calling it a night. Penny and Cherrelyn will be here next week so while we sat out there, we planned on getting things ready tomorrow for them. We leave on Monday for our Arizona trip and they will be here to look after the dogs.