My Week

 

November kicks off with All Souls and also our veterans.  The fall colors have peeked.  Mornings are real cold but oh when the sun comes out it's perfect.  I have my winter coat in the morning and T shirt in the afternoon.  Drawback is that the opportunity in the sun is also lessened. I remember missing that mid-part of the day when I was working. 

I'm was on the phone with a Keisha about a "free" Cardiac Genetic Test kit and the caller is a heavy pusher like a telemarketer insisting that I say yes to high blood pressure just because I take cholesterol medicine and would be hence prone to heart disease.  Then he transfers me to a medicare distributor, also with a heavy accent, and then truthfully say I don't have high blood pressure. I sure hate how these people rip off medicare.  Meanwhile, I looked up "Cardiac Genetic Test kit" and found a scam link for this:

https://www.bbb.org/article/scams/20457-bbb-scam-alert-beware-of-genetic-testing-scam?fbclid=IwAR2sWezZulBSOa0EaibnPtO3JKVj36IpRN5RkED2THKhLIgvd69UUb-2uuY 

Tuesday morning, Sophie went to the groomers while I went to the gym.  I got a text message about 11 saying she was ready.  Well, when Terrie saw what she thought was me pulling in to get Sopie, but it wasn't, Sophie peed on her freshly groomed body and had to be redone.  She was cleaned up in time for a 1:30 visit. 

In the evening I went to All Souls Day Mass.  We honored all the family and friends that have passed since the last All Souls Day.  Among them was my sister-in-law, Nancy.

Someone gets a candle lit for a loved one

We were given a choice to keep the candle or leave it in the chaple.

Nancy Kapp's candle

 

Wednesday morning we had our first, hard frost.  I went to exercise class which I hadn't been able to attend most of the summer because I had agility practice in the morning while it was cool.  Now that it's colder, we moved that practice to 9:30.  I had a massage at 1PM and then I visited the Wellness Clinic about my Plantar Fasciitis laser and scraping of the heel.  I've had this for 2 weeks. Actually I was referred there by my agility instructor who has a PHD in Public Policy Analysis and uses this in her business: In The Zone Agility.  Even after a few days, I haven't noticed much change. In the evening I went to our Legion Riders meeting and only 5 showed up including myself.

Friday afternoon, Amber performed tricks at the assisted living facility in Chatham.  I picked up some more batteries for my hearing aids and when the clerk asked me what type I couldn't remember the number. She wanted to know if they were rechargeable and I said no.  She told me that the company that supplied their rechargeable batteries had gone under and the new company charges $150 for theirs.

Saturday and Sunday I went to for AKC Fast Cat trials at Purina Farms.  I had requested a Saturday afternoon slot and a Sunday morning slot for the convenience of driving. 

I went to Saturday evening Mass in Eureka at Sacred Heart.  When I was there last Easter, I went to this church also.  Very nice pastor and inspirational.  He preceded Mass by announcing that during the gospel we were to think of the "Hokey Pokey".  Actually the reading was about the poor widow who gave all she had and Father Joe likened it to "you put your whole self in" verse from the Hokey Pokey.  I noticed that this particular priest is a ventriloquist also.  When I was here for Easter, he pulled out a puppet.  Back then I thought it was for the kiddos who envision Easter's point of view but he did it again today at the end of Mass and did a brief talk with the puppet on the Hokey Pokey.  Low and behold, this homily is on Most Sacred Heart's Youtube channel here:  Homily

Fr Joe's Children's message:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgxYlKNU7ig

 

The poor widow that gave more than the others to Jesus shared from https://atonementparish.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-widows-offering.html

Ah the ribbon ~ the trip's purpose.

Entrance to Purina Farms where my car's navigation system tells me I'm off course or something.

The AKC Fast Cat event sponsored by the Staffordshire Terrier Club

Amber and her BCAT ribbon at Purina Farms

 

I had dinner at Joe Boccardi's

Thanks to Debbie for this video above.  Yep that's me calling Amber at the end yelling "get it". 

The girls had a good time at Six Flags. I must always remember the fun they had and not the ribbon status.

 

So here is our score sheet so far.  At the 150 mark we got the BCAT title.  Next level we need 500 points.  We are on our way there.

  I saw a lot of road kill deer on this trip.  On the way home, I stopped at the LOVES truck plaza and went to McDonalds for the first time in over a year.  I suppose Daylight Savings affected my apatite timing also.   I was surprised they had a little dog park for travelers which was really good for the girls to get out and play.

There were plenty of road kill deer along the way.  One was recent and the police were assisting a motorist with a banged up hood on the car.  A dead deer lay on the opposite side of the road.  

The peaches I got at Aldi were tough and flavorless.  So I decided to caramelize them with cinnamon for breakfast.  Still not the greatest dish but less waste.