Category Archives: Just Us

T-1 Again! This Time It Is For Turkey Day!

6:00 am and the alarm sounds off, scaring me to death as two English blokes yammer back and forth about turning off the alarm.   Why 6:00 am when I should be getting my beauty rest?  I had forgotten we were … Continue reading

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Fall Is Here, We Got “Rain” (Maybe a Dribble Or Two)

While sitting in the office, we heard the leaves in the trees rattle!  Then I remembered that Carlos, our intrepid landscaper, had offered to trim the trees.  It was 9:00 am when we heard the first leaves fall to the … Continue reading

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Friday Has Arrived!

This morning, we had a minor miracle: Mary was up and moving before me! I was still tired from getting up at o-dark thirty yesterday for blood tests and X-rays! When I arrived at the office, my coffee was still … Continue reading

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We Took The Day Off!

We did not even get up early.  We had our coffee and got ready for the Girl’s Night Out activity at the Elks.  We visited our dear friends and then returned to the house to do our chores, which meant … Continue reading

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Wednesday Has Arrived And We Are Ready!

The alarm went off at 7:00 am, and we popped out of bed and headed to the showers to get ready for the gym workout.  With help from the Silver Fox landing in the parking lot, we arrived with rubber-created … Continue reading

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Twosday Has Arrived

When we returned home from the gym yesterday, we noticed that the trees’ leaves were beginning to turn orange and yellow.  We can also tell because nighttime temperatures are in the high 40s and early 50s. We were up early … Continue reading

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No More Diddly-Squats; We Worked All Day!

We rolled out of bed at 7:00 am, ready to tackle the day, but first, let’s say our emails were in bigger need of a clean-up than a toddler’s playroom. I was so groggy this morning that I had to … Continue reading

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Diddly Squat! That’s What We Did Today!!!

This morning, we looked at the calendar, and it was empty, as nothing was planned. We went to our office, read our mail, and then decided to do precisely that—diddly squat. We wandered through the house, doing little things that … Continue reading

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Oh My!

We were up early and getting ready to go to the heart doctor to get a heart stress test to make sure I could get through the upcoming surgery. The accuracy of chemical stress tests (also known as pharmacological stress … Continue reading

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Off The The Gym And Then We Rested!

I tried getting up early and dressing like a coconut so Mary could not find me and make me go to the gym!  It did not work.  She said she spotted two skinny white legs and knew it was me! … Continue reading

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