Mid July

John and Hera relaxing after the fish fry today.

Hi Folks!

Well after the last "Big Blow" post our power was off for about 36 hours! Some people had it way worse! The best part of it was being able to give the fridge a good cleaning. Way too many bottles of salad dressing and little jars with bits of this and that! And all those mystery foil packets of stuff in freezer! I hate to be wasteful, but they had to go.

I was so ready in some ways, batteries checked in flashlights and lanterns, all my power outage lights plugged in, fully charged, stuff like that, but no bread! LOL  Oh well. Could have been worse.  There was no place to buy any bread either, everything was closed! Joe scored some hotdog buns at the liquor store (hooray!) lol, and the next day one of the stores was open.

The power outage lights confuse Bernie. He thinks because lights are on, the electricity is on. Then he'd say, "I think we used to have one of those radios that runs on batteries." If he heard the radio (on battery) playing, he thought he should be able to turn on the TV. We were all glad when the power came back on, especially Bernie. Routine is important for people with Alzheimer's/dementia. And people around people with Alzheimer's/dementia! LOL

It was a busy week. Thursday night I took mom and Dad to the courthouse concert on the lawn. The weather recently has been spectacular, 70's during the day and 50's at night woo hoo, and it was delightful on Thursday evening. The Chauffeur's were playing, and though Bernie would have preferred a marching band, he had a good time listening to the band and people watching.He wanted to hear a polka too! Oh well.

Today we took a ride to Streator for a delightful fish fry at John's. We all had a great time and enjoyed the delicious meal. Tilapia, cod, garden zucchini and green tomatoes, mushrooms, and homemade bread. Homemade tartar sauce and horseradish sauce. What is NOT to like! LOL And cheesecake. Yum. 

Bernie, Mom and Joe went to church tonight (I was chauffeur, I'm a sinner), and I have Monday off work to take him up to Hines VA Hospital for his semi-annual visit with his neurologist. Before we head up there I get to the Midge and Finn to the vet for shots! What a day off! LOL Oh. And I'm dog/cat sitting for a friend of mine Sunday night-Thursday night. You know you are old when taking old people to a concert on a weeknight, and driving the family to Streator for a fish fry and then to church tires you . . . and there was no beer whatsoever involved!

Having trouble getting pictures to format properly tonight, so read caption. Everything is out of order.

Have a good week!

Kay

Isis honored us with her presence this afternoon, the most social she has been. But she still liked it under the couch.

Much to our amusement, Dad gave John a $2 tip as we were leaving today! LOL  On the way home Dad said, "He can probably use it." LOLOL  Where is my gas money you keep promising me Bernie!!!?

Fish fry food! Tilapia with a compound butter: lemon zest, parsley, chives, wow! Garden zucchini, shrooms, garden green tomatoes, horseradish sauce, homemade bread. It was delicious. Is there anything better than the first fried green tomato of the season? Maybe the zucchini . . . lolol

Bernie during the power outage. Yes, that is the TV remote he is holding in his hand! He kept pushing the power button when he thought we weren't looking! He is very persistent.