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Feb. 23rd, 2025 06:44 pm ...but you all know that. :-)
Many, Many thanks to Zil and all for buying us another cord of oak wood. This will definitely get us through as much as some of next year!
In other news (warning, boring stuff):
- I had a biopsy of a spot on my neckline area, just in case on Monday. I should be hearing back soon, but I'm not too worried.
- Jeff continues to sleep most of the time. We thought he was done with chemo, but he's marked another session in March. I've asked Jeff to call and verify whether this is really happening or is a product of his very fuzzy brain. Speaking of his fuzzy brain, I had helped him fill out the papers with the hospital for financial aid (I filled it all out, actually). The process required submitting 3 months of statement of any financial accounts. I had his checking, and there was this other account that I thought was his (not big) stock accounts. I repeatedly asked if that was all there was, and he said yes, that there was another one but that got rolled into the one I had statements for. I asked repeatedly. The forms were submitted. But Jeff was feeling better Friday and we started talking about all the medical bills. Then Jeff refers to another account. All I can think is that chemo-brain is the reason why he didn't tell my about this. Now we have to go back to the hospital with the statements and say, Whoops! So sorry! Left this out.
:-( I'm very frustrated by this.
- I have been spending money on infrastructure. I'm sure much of this is retail therapy in response to all the things going on in our country. I finally bought bookshelves for the office. These have been a big part of my reorganization plan since late last year. I'd hoped we could go to Habitat for Humanity for the shelves, but the way Jeff has been feeling we wouldn't be able to get there until he's feeling up to it and that won't be for a few months. I just couldn't stand having all the stuff in bins stacked up so I caved and ordered online. More shelves will need to be purchased, but these will be a good start.
- More infrastructure spending: I spent much of Saturday doing a deep clean of the master bathroom. I noticed that the toilet seat is in pretty bad shape and needs replacing. That made me think of an ad I'd heard several times on on of Kevin Smith's podcasts/YouTube shows, FatMan Beyond (with Marc Bernardin). This ad was for Tushy, a bidet. I'd been wanting one of those since the pandemic. You can check it out; they are pretty reasonably priced and easy to install so I ordered one.
- Saw the new Captain America movie last Sunday. It was nice to get out of the house (Jeff did well!) We enjoyed the movie well enough.
- Another thing mentioned in the latest FatMan Beyond show was the series The Food that Built America. I checked it out (Season 5 is on Disney+ / Hulu. It sucked me in! Who knew a that a show could make the invention and growth of cake mix sound like a true crime procedural?
- I got the Meridith Town, "Making Late Medieval Menswear" book (paperback; 2024, ISBN 978-0-7198-4299-3). I haven't reading it yet, but it looks like the Medieval Tailor's Assistant but with more background/history information on the English textile trade.
- My next sewing project won't be pants, but the Folkwear Gibson Girl Blouse. I've traced out the pattern on some Swedish tracing paper and that's as far as I've gotten. I'm thinking I'll need to modify the collar at the very least.
- Work is work. Unfortunately it's a lot of tedious busy work right now, but it's paying the bills.
Many, Many thanks to Zil and all for buying us another cord of oak wood. This will definitely get us through as much as some of next year!
In other news (warning, boring stuff):
- I had a biopsy of a spot on my neckline area, just in case on Monday. I should be hearing back soon, but I'm not too worried.
- Jeff continues to sleep most of the time. We thought he was done with chemo, but he's marked another session in March. I've asked Jeff to call and verify whether this is really happening or is a product of his very fuzzy brain. Speaking of his fuzzy brain, I had helped him fill out the papers with the hospital for financial aid (I filled it all out, actually). The process required submitting 3 months of statement of any financial accounts. I had his checking, and there was this other account that I thought was his (not big) stock accounts. I repeatedly asked if that was all there was, and he said yes, that there was another one but that got rolled into the one I had statements for. I asked repeatedly. The forms were submitted. But Jeff was feeling better Friday and we started talking about all the medical bills. Then Jeff refers to another account. All I can think is that chemo-brain is the reason why he didn't tell my about this. Now we have to go back to the hospital with the statements and say, Whoops! So sorry! Left this out.
:-( I'm very frustrated by this.
- I have been spending money on infrastructure. I'm sure much of this is retail therapy in response to all the things going on in our country. I finally bought bookshelves for the office. These have been a big part of my reorganization plan since late last year. I'd hoped we could go to Habitat for Humanity for the shelves, but the way Jeff has been feeling we wouldn't be able to get there until he's feeling up to it and that won't be for a few months. I just couldn't stand having all the stuff in bins stacked up so I caved and ordered online. More shelves will need to be purchased, but these will be a good start.
- More infrastructure spending: I spent much of Saturday doing a deep clean of the master bathroom. I noticed that the toilet seat is in pretty bad shape and needs replacing. That made me think of an ad I'd heard several times on on of Kevin Smith's podcasts/YouTube shows, FatMan Beyond (with Marc Bernardin). This ad was for Tushy, a bidet. I'd been wanting one of those since the pandemic. You can check it out; they are pretty reasonably priced and easy to install so I ordered one.
- Saw the new Captain America movie last Sunday. It was nice to get out of the house (Jeff did well!) We enjoyed the movie well enough.
- Another thing mentioned in the latest FatMan Beyond show was the series The Food that Built America. I checked it out (Season 5 is on Disney+ / Hulu. It sucked me in! Who knew a that a show could make the invention and growth of cake mix sound like a true crime procedural?
- I got the Meridith Town, "Making Late Medieval Menswear" book (paperback; 2024, ISBN 978-0-7198-4299-3). I haven't reading it yet, but it looks like the Medieval Tailor's Assistant but with more background/history information on the English textile trade.
- My next sewing project won't be pants, but the Folkwear Gibson Girl Blouse. I've traced out the pattern on some Swedish tracing paper and that's as far as I've gotten. I'm thinking I'll need to modify the collar at the very least.
- Work is work. Unfortunately it's a lot of tedious busy work right now, but it's paying the bills.
