A rather slow week………………………………………………………………………..

As always, first the chronology:

5/24/26 – Sunday – Up around 8AM this morning. Leg was really bothering me so I blew off church and going to Gary’s. Kathy went to church and we had lunch when she came home. Slept most of the afternoon then out to Shelbyville and Cracker Barrel for dinner.

5/25/26 – Monday – Another really down day. We have had steady rain for over a week now. Leg was still killing me so we just hibernated for the day.

5/26/26 – Tuesday – Again, shitty weather so we couldn’t do anything outside. Made a few phone calls but didn’t do much of anything.

5/27/26 – Wednesday – Up around 9AM. Weather broke and looks great outside. Kathy went up to take Shelby to the doctors. She came home and we went to Taylorsville and had Subway for lunch. Then to ACE hardware for a new flapper for the flush valve in Kathy’s commode. Then to Country Mart for some groceries. Home and Kathy had to go back up and pickup Shelby at school. I fixed the commode. Did some work on our driver safety course to get our insurance discount. Kathy came home, dinner and usual evening routine.

5/28/26 – Thursday – Up at 5:30AM and off to work around 7AM. Worked the door to the circuit court clerks office from 7:30AM to 4PM. Home, a nap, dinner and bed.

5/29/26 – Friday – Up around 9AM. Out around 11AM to start yard work. I was done by 2PM. Kathy stayed out and got some other things cleaned up. She came in and we had dinner. Usual evening routine.

5/30/26 – Saturday – Up around 9AM. Did some chores then Kathy decided to go grocery shopping. I worked on my driver safety course. Got a headache because I wasn’t wearing glass. Went to lay down till Kathy got home. She changed and went out to do some more yard work and I continued my safety course. She came and we had dinner. Usual evening routine.

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Now the particulars:

We have had over a week of rain that finally ended Tuesday this week. Wednesday was nice weather but everything was so wet we still couldn’t do anything outside. I think the crappy weather was also the cause of my leg hurting so much more. So we just toughed it out inside and waited till Friday when it was relatively dried up to do the yard work.

Kathy told me Tuesday that her commode had a problem. I was going to wait till Friday to work on it in case something went wrong but she did want to deal with it that long. So I took a look at it and the flapper on the flush valve was completely deteriorated. So, picked up a replacement at ACE and everything went well and got it fixed Wednesday.

Was a little concerned about work this week as my leg had been bothering me so much. But I made it. I did cheat and went through the Subway drive thru to get lunch so I didn’t have to get out of the truck.

I’ve not been doing well mentally. I seemed to be suffering symptoms for depression. I talked to my friend at Commonwealth Pain and Spine and she suggested it was the Gabapentin. I had been taking two 600mg pills at night so I cut that back to one a night and that seems to be taking care of things. At least I feel better and Kathy agrees. So, I texted my friend today and ask for a refill for 45 to 90 of 600mg at one a day.

Well that is about all the excitement for this week. Had a light work week and will do the same next week. Then I’ll be busy getting the portable radio gear out and getting ready for field day the last weekend in June.

So, as always, hope this finds you safe and healthy. Stay that way and I’ll blog at you again next week.