Monthly Archives: February 2012

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Veterans Day

Monday is murky
Between Phil and You
November 8 at 6:16am
Good morning! I hope your day is off to a fine start. And that your weather is better than mine. It’s dark, raining hard, and windy… looks like it’s raining sideways. Cold – 38 degree. Ick! The gulls are diving and coasting on the gale… ah, Monday!
November 8 at 6:54am
What’s up with you? Driving? Flying? I hope it goes smoothly. And you can smile that wicked “My team won, Pats lost” smile!
Phil November 8 at 8:43am
Good day> doing some chores around the house before heading back to D.C. Nice out this morning. Have a great day!
November 8 at 9:22pm
Hey there. Doing the MNF thing? Wicked busy day but chillin now. pining for a tall, handsome football fan. 🙂
November 8 at 11:51pm
Been watching funny videos… literally laughing myself silly. Heh. People are being so sweet to me – sending me stuff to make me smile.  Hope you had a great night! Sleep well, sweet man.

Tuesday triumphs
Between Phil and You
November 9 at 7:51am
Good morning! I hope your Tuesday is rocking and rolling to a happy tune. Busy day for you?  Gray morning, 47, but the rain stopped. Parking lot is quiet… just the gulls.
November 9 at 8:03am
NCIS previews looks fun – Robert Wagner’s back! He is such a sass! Had a great feeling getting dressed – put on a winter shirt that was too small in March and it fits now! Gave me courage to step on the scales – down 20 pounds since August. Woot! You probably won’t be able to tell in December, but it feels great to me.
November 9 at 3:12pm
Crazy day for you? It’s been wild here, but suddenly came to a halt and I’m alone in the office. That hasn’t happened for awhile! Hoping the rest of the day will be quiet for both of us.
Phil November 9 at 5:15pm
Good for you! That’s so awesome! I am making lasagna for dinner from scratch. Lots of meat and cheese. Italian salad with fresh garlic bread, a nice chianti, yummy. Gonna eat while I watch NCIS. Robert Wagner has always been a favorite!

November 9 at 7:52pm
Oooh! Lasagna… that sounds so fantastic! Wish you could put a slice up on the web and I could download it over here! I am at home alone again. Probably nuke a hot dog and frozen veg. Heh.
November 9 at 9:06pm
I am… wicked. Hot for you. Been looking at photos you sent. Mmm… Call? Chat? After TV… if, you know… you’re not too tired. And interested. Or just chit-chat. Whatever. 🙂
November 9 at 11:59pm
Wow! NCIS was fun tonight. Great to see Bruce Boxleitner again. And Ziva looked mighty fine. “She IS a weapon.” Heh.  Hope your dinner turned out well. Sleep well, sweet man.

Wednesday wheaties
Between Phil and You
November 10 at 7:48am
Good morning! Here’s hoping for a great day for us. Another rainy, gray day, 43, so I get to be the sunshine! Off to do great things!

November 10 at 4:07pm
How’s your day going? Are you cooking something divine again tonight? I’m very pleased to report that (after about 65,000 phone calls over the course of 4 days, changing doctors and health care providers, and pulling strings), I finally have an appointment to see a surgeon. Woot! Monday, Nov. 22 I go to the Mass General Hospital Gillette Center for Women’s Cancers to meet their team and discuss options. The power of friends and co-workers with the right connections have gotten me to a very good place! I am much calmer now.
November 10 at 11:59pm
Another day ending… hoping you had a good one! Sleep well sweet man.
Veterans day
Between Phil and You

Phil November 11 at 6:06am 
At the airport getting ready to head out. Have a great day!

November 11 at 11:00am
Hope you’ve landed safely and will have a productive day.
Here’s my FB status update for today:
“A big thank you to all Veterans and those who currently serve. We appreciate you and all the work you do to make us safe and free.”
Thank you, Philip. I am so proud of you and thankful for all you do for this country and the people serving in the military.
November 11 at 5:29pm
Off to work on my local project.  Thinking of you a lot today, hoping you’re having a good day.
[I was driving to pick up dinner, wondering what Philip’s new place would look like, wishing I could be there with him to see it.  Here’s one of those freaky moments where he read my mind from over 1,000 miles away.]

TEXTS from Philip
5:38 pm four photos of his new surroundings
TEXT to Philip
5:53 pm Wow!  Fabulous!  Thanks for sharing!  Having thai soup!  
TEXT to Philip
10:00 Evening went well. Woot!  going to party.  Sleep well, sweet man.
TEXT from Philip
10:32 pm Nite Girl.  Congrats!  

Phil November 12 at 4:05pm
Been a busy day. Meeting people, getting a feel for the job etc. Weather is still great. Fly home tomorrow. Hope you are having a great day

November 12 at 4:08pm
Busy day – alone in the office all day. Hope you are seeing good people, feeling better about the job and the place.


Hartford Ho

Between Phil and You

November 12 at 4:51pm
Just volunteered to drive to Hartford (90 minutes away) to have dinner with a friend there on business from Canada! Rein’s Deli for dinner! Whee! Off on an adventure.
November 12 at 10:08pm
Almost home, rest stop 30 minutes out the mass pike. Full of pickled herring, reuben and kugel. Listening to oldies, heard “teenager in love“. Heh. Sleep well, sweet man.
Saturday sky
Between Phil and You
November 13 at 10:01am
Good morning! I hope you’re having a great day! It’s a gorgeous morning – Clear sky, 50, crisp fall air. My cat and I went out on the balcony and looked all around. Thanks for sending the good weather our way. 🙂
November 13 at 10:06am
I “like” a food blog that pops up on FB called “Boston Hidden Restaurants.” The guy eats out a lot, and writes about it. And posts photos. Here’s his latest, from one of my favorites places. Nothing like a little Moussaka in the morning.
hiddenboston.com
Photo of moussaka from Greek Corner in Cambridge, MA…this picture is part of a food photos feature within the Boston’s Hidden Restaurants site.

November 13 at 11:59am
I’m having a quiet day at home. Trying to get picked up, as the cleaners are coming Wednesday. I’m really curious to hear about your trip. Call sometime if you have a few moments to tell me about it?
November 13 at 2:29pm
Beautiful clear sky inspired me to try some photos of my view. Hope you can see them okay. If not, tell me if email or FB might work better? Not like being here, but something… so loved seeing your new place, wanted to return the favor!
November 13 at 11:10pm
Hoping you made it home safely and easily… sleep well, sweet man.


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November 14, 2010 12:04 am 
[from my personal blog]
Late nights 
Late at night, when I’m tired and a little bored, I ache for him so bad I can taste it. It’s especially bad when I haven’t heard from him in awhile. Nothing for over 24 hours. When I don’t know where he is. When it’s been 10 days since I’ve heard his voice. And I can feel him slipping away from me. I read over his messages and store them away. Try to read between the lines, understand more about him. What he wants, what he needs, how he feels. 
I get online and chat with friends. I write emails, hear other people’s news.  It helps for awhile.
I long for the sound of his voice. And write to him too much. And then I start longing for his body. My insides roll. I want him inside me right now. Over and over. I want to see his smile. I want just one text or email or facebook message… something that connects us across all the miles and different lives and the years. I long to tell him how I feel. But I know it’s not wise. I know I shouldn’t push. But it is so hard. 
It’s probably a good thing that he is not talking to me right now. Because I would say something very emotional. Might even use the L-word that has been hammering to come out. That I’ve been squashing since Ocktoberfest even while it’s been growing and threatening to take over my world like a giant monster.  It grew a lot when he was so good to me the night I was diagnosed… talking to me on the phone. Making love to me on FB chat. Letting me know in the most graphic way possible that breast cancer doesn’t keep him from wanting me. And it spread again, as I looked at the photos of him new home. That he shared with me. Standing there looking at the new home he will share with his wife, and texting photos to me. 
So I will go to bed. And replay our time together in my mind. The chats. The 39 hours. The photos he sent me on Thursday. And hope to dream of him. And hope that football puts him in a good mood and makes him write to me. 
Saturday nights are hard. I love you Philip.

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Sunday suits
Between Phil and You
November 14 at 9:54am
Good morning! Hope your day is off to a easy start. Sunny here, a few clouds, 50 degrees and staying there. Big flocks of birds heading South… lots of cars in the lot. Odd for a Sunday… have a great day!

Phil November 14 at 2:28pm
Easy trip. Enjoying the football game. Headed to DC. Fly out in the morning. Weather is. Fabulous!

November 14 at 3:59pm
Glad you made it back! Getting set up for a mtg, keeping an eye on the football while I wait.

TEXTS

Sunday, November 14, 2010
12:00 noon Me: Go Team!
3:03 pm Phil: Whoooooo
4:42 pm Me: Wow… What a game!
4:45 pm Phil: Wow!  Awesome
4:52 pm Me: Gotta go now, then dinner with the peeps.  Look for me later?
4:54 pm Phil: Yeah man
6:14 pm Me: They won!  Woot!  Survived meeting, now dinner!
9:09 pm Me: Home again, full of beans… I mean, enchiladas!
9:25 pm Phil: Friggin Patriots!  Just lose for crying out loud!
10:06 pm Me: Half-time
11:38 pm Me: Enjoying this?
11:50 pm Me: I hope you’re asleep

November 15 at 12:11am
Sleep well, sweet man. Safe travels. Have fun. Think of me when you get to that street… 
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Initial Advice

November 5, 2010 11:09 am
[from my personal blog]
Initial advice
My sister talked with her minister last night. She had three good suggestions for anyone facing a major medical crisis:
1) Talk with someone who has been through it
2) Get a notebook to write down appointments, drugs, doctor’s notes etc. so there will be one place for all of it and then you can put it away when you’re done
3) Take someone with you to every doctor’s appointment – there is a lot of info and emotion and it’s good to have someone else to help deal.
My sister suggested I take her best friend or her with me. 
She also suggested that I go to church with her on Sunday. She said she has found a wonderful new support community and she would like to share it with me and make it another resource for me. 
Today I feel great!  Because Philip, Hubby and my sister are being so good to me. I am trying not to get ahead of myself, just take it as it comes.
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Useful Dog Tricks

Sunday simplicity
Between Phil and You
November 7 at 6:56am
Good morning! Welcome back to Eastern Standard Time. I hope you’re having fun re-setting clocks! Brisk 39 dg here, breezy, high clouds, some blue sky. 40s today. One word in the forecast shocks me.. snow. Eep. But part of a rainstorm, so it won’t stick. Empty parking lot… only 5 cars.
EMAIL

From: Sassy 
Subject: Very helpful dog video
Date: November 7, 2010 9:16:52 AM EST
To: Phil
Hiya!
If you want a laugh, check out this Jack Russell terrier 
who is the most helpful dog I’ve ever seen!
Useful Dog Tricks performed by Jesse
If you have time for more, here’s Jesse again with his pal, 
a German Shepherd named Kaine
Amazing Double Dog Tricks with Kaine and Jesse
[this one has disappeared from youtube 🙁 ]
November 7 at 12:28pm
Go team!
November 7 at 3:19pm
Hope you’re having a great football day! ESPN is great… I have two little “Gamecast” screens open, can see scores, plays and stats for two games! While getting other work done around the house.
November 7 at 4:22pm
Well. At least they both lost. *sigh*
November 7 at 4:29pm
or not! Congrats!
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Sunday, November 7, 2010
4:42 pm Phil: My team wins! wins!  Wins!  PATs lose!
5:14 pm Me: WOOT!

November 7 at 9:40pm
Still watching football?
November 7 at 9:56pm
So fun to get your text! Even if it was a little bratty. 🙂
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Lobster tasting

Saturday softness
Between Phil and You
November 6 at 8:45am
Good morning! What’s up for your Saturday? Hope it’s not too much hard work. It’s cloudy, cool (45 all day) and windy.. the flag on the building next door is whipping back and forth. Quiet in the parking lot.. several dogs and their people are trudging to the park for a romp.
Phil November 6 at 9:26am
Morning, cool nice morning here. Working out in the yard, out to dinner at a fancy place tonight with friends. One of my favorites. Get truck inspected a little touch up work etc. My kind of day>
November 6 at 9:29am
Glad to hear it can be a good day. I’m off to my parents to sit with my dad while Mom helps out at a church funeral.
Phil November 6 at 9:30am 
Enjoy the time.

November 6 at 9:46am
You not believing you’re fabulous – want to fix that. You are #12 inside me… plus h.s. experiences. One guy got my mind out of control – the role-player, pretending forbidden situations. But didn’t satisfy my body, didn’t know how. Men scared me, hurt me or bored me. Later I got better at explaining what I need, but never out of control. They focus only on them.
You were the only boy who made me feel safe and sexy. You’re the only man who has set off my mind and my body. Who can go again right away. Trust me, this is very special.
You are not perfect… many ways to get better, further, higher, hotter… we can explore for both our sakes. But the combination of your beautiful body and generous mind are the best. Ever. and fun! Believe it.
November 6 at 11:42am
On my dad’s computer…he’s asleep in his chair. Looked up the fancy restaruant. Spectacular! Very creative pairing of entrees and unique sides. Interesting desserts… never seen chocolate cake “cooked to order” before. Enjoy!
November 6 at 5:40pm
Tried a possible spot for December! Took a couple of friends to the Seaport area in Boston, near the Black Falcon pier – Yankee Lobster Company.
Got to taste clam chowder, coconut shrimp, fried shrimp, baked bay scallops, then the $24.95 special – 2 lb lobster (corn on the cob, fries & slaw). May have been the best lobster I’ve ever eaten. So fresh and sweet! Great chowder and lobster, but only average beer selection (according to friend) and weird little dining room. More of a fish market than a real restaurant. So not the answer. Will keep trying places. Ah, the things I do for you. Heh. 🙂
November 6 at 5:42pm
Here’s a photo of the feast. Stick a fork in that!


November 6 at 9:55pm
Hope you had a wonderful dinner out. Quiet evening at home for me -caught up on “The Mentalist”. He is such a hoot! Watched mushy videos on youtube. Another wild Saturday night at my place. 🙂
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Friday foibles

Friday foibles
Between Phil and You
Phil November 5 at 7:42am

Hope you are doing OK today. I guess I felL asleep last night. Woke up about 2, light on, laptop next to me. Sheesh. Have a good day.

November 5 at 8:34am

Good morning! Happy Friday! I hope your day is off to a good start. It’s a misty morning here, foggy, calm, close. But warmer…51 degrees. Feels like a good day to go back to bed. But I have people to see and things to do and so I am off to work!
November 5 at 8:49am
I am feeling fabulous, thanks to you! I’m smiling, thinking about scallops and steak and other delights.
I’m doing payroll today, due to holiday next week. At least it’ll make Monday easier.  What’s on your schedule for today?
November 5 at 4:08pm
You off to the beach? There already? I’m done with payroll and meetings… twiddling my thumbs again. I hope you’ve started thinking about football and are feeling good!
November 5 at 6:39pm
Weird day dealing with trying to get surgeon appt… Ended up with two! Having dinner at sister’s – pork tenderloin, garlic taters, brussels sprouts and pots de creme for dessert! I think she is trying to spoil me. 🙂
November 5 at 10:19pm
Amazing dinner. You would’ve liked this one! You could have had wine! They have a huge cellar of bottles. And she used garlic on the brussels sprouts.. almost edible. Though they make me giggle… you know why.  She said you are invited, if the opportunity arises.
Late last night was… very special. You are made of awesome.
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Distraction chat

November 4, 2010 Chat

(This was the evening that I told him I had breast cancer)
10:49 PM Phil: you doing ok?
10:55 PM yup you?
10:56 PM Phil: yea, full belly, watching a chronicle of Johnny Cash, awesome 

11:10 PM There!  Off the phone. Friend was telling me about breast reconstruction.  Heh.

Phil: naked under the covers, enjoying the cool air
oh, my
buzzed a litte on the wine? mellow?
Phil: yea, feel good, meal was fabulous 

11:12 PM It’s so great that you can be good to yourself that way

Phil: it was wonderful. I enjoyed cooking it and eating it
Did your new grill pan work?
Phil: was perfect.  Great pan!
Sam’s club, too?
Phil: no, military exchange. Calphanon pan, wonderful

wow… I know that brand. good stuff
How’s your shoulder been?

Phil: ok as long as I don’t use it. rotater cuff is messed up
Ouch
Did you see the photos of the Botanical Garden?  
Phil: have not looked yet. I have to go there before I leave D.C.

Thanks for calling this afternoon.  Would have been great to talk.
But my phone was on my desk… at home! D’oh
Phil: not much good there

11:28 PM so you’re in bed? is it a single bed? just trying to put you in context…

11:31 PM Phil: single bed, windows open, cool inside, lots of covers, naked body underneath

flirt
thanks.  That’s good for my imagination.  
I’m sitting at my desk…in the living room
wearing a smile. 

Phil: my cock is rock hard, need a hot mouth to help relieve the problem 

11:34 PM I want to put my mouth on you.  

11:37 PM I want to hear you moan.

Phil: need to moan, need to cum

I want to run my tongue down your ass… 
Phil: i like that

press a finger inside you…
lick you… taste you…
put you in my mouth at just the right angle
in and out
sucking…
Phil: ummmm, did you enjoy the feeling of my cum flooding your pussy? 

11:44 PM yes… and the look on your face…and the pulsing…clenching

so hot…so hard..
Phil:  i’m glad 

11:45 PM it was… the best.  

ever

Phil: i’m sure you had better but thank you 

11:46 PM you worried about being inexperienced…not matching up…
but you were far and beyond the hottest… I mean it… 

drove me wild

11:48 pm Phil: that’s nice, I’m glad 

your pussy is tight as hell, felt wonderful.
I want it all over me… down my throat
on my chest

Phil: would have enjoyed jerking off on your tits and face,
watching you take my cock in your mouth as I started to cum

I want to taste it… drink it…
then kiss you deep…mingle your juice with mine…
Phil: mmmmm 

11:51 PM hum until my lips vibrate all around you…set you fire… 

11:54 PM Phil: oh yeah!

whisper in your ear… Fuck me.. Philip.
cum now… let go… give it all to me…
I want every inch of your cock… 
Phil: oh yea, love to hear you talk dirty
Fuck me.. do it… drive your dick into me…
Phil: cock is so hard, dripping, wet, so ready to explode

I want to be there
sucking every last drop of it…
stroking your balls
making you tremble and cry out for me

Phil: mmmmmmm
make you shake 

11:59 PM take you right to the edge 

12:00 AM then pause… listen to you pant

and start to come down
then press you inside me…
so tight…
so hot
so ready for you…

Phil: sounds like your pussy is as wet as my cock is hard

wet. WET.  WET!
It’s starting to….pulse
remembering

Phil: good, shove a couple fingers inside and get off

feeling you behind me
with your hands on my hips
pulling my ass up
Phil: shoving my cock inside 

12:04 AM yes… 

shoving your cock inside me
rocking
in and out
me biting my lip
hips pressing higher…
moaning.
feeling so right…
so… ummmm
and you cumming…
filling
and then not resting… not stopping…
checking to be sure I’m alright and then flipping me over

Phil: oh fuck, cumming, all over my chest and belly 

12:07 AM taste it for me…

Phil: sweet, thick, warm 

12:09 AM take me to the shower with you…

press me against the side…
fuck me again under the hot water…
omg… I am cumming so hard…waves and waves… 
you know what that looks like

12:17 AM Did you pass out?

12:38 AM Good night, sweet man.

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The Big C

Thursday things
Between Phil and You
November 4 at 8:04am
Good morning! I hope your day is going well. It’s a gray day here, but warmer – 48 degrees now and windy. Rain on the way. 
Phil November 4 at 8:13am
Rainy day here. Working on some documents today. Gonna grab some jumbo scallops to make for dinner!

November 4 at 8:14am
Mmmm… scallops. So what do you do to them?
How was your German night?
Phil November 4 at 8:18am
Wrap them in bacon and sear them in some olive oil with a little salt, pepper, garlic – come out fabulous. Making macaroni and cheese to die for to go with them. May grab couple of lobster tails too. German was great, had a pork shank with dumplings. Sauerkraut and beer gravy with carmelized onions. Fabulous

November 4 at 11:13am
Wow- what a delicious message! Oooh, your scallop recipe sounds divine! Post a photo if you have time before you pounce on them. Does this mean you’re driving today?
And the German! Wow… what a combination. I may have to go to Jacob Wirth sometime soon.
I probably shouldn’t tell you, but it makes me long for a day when you’d cook for me. I know it’s just a sweet fantasy. But oh, how sweet! I’d put out appetizers and your drink, then help out in the kitchen and clean up after… and be the most appreciative dinner companion. 🙂
The Jacob Wirth restaurant, one of Boston’s oldest, is located in the city’s theater district. Great beers and a diverse dinner menu including German specialties.

November 4 at 1:25pm
Lunch time! All your talk of food made me hungry for seafood. Too bad there isn’t any under my desk. Time for an exciting bowl of Progresso Chicken Gumbo.
November 4 at 3:33pm
Completely quiet here. Trying to find something to do so I don’t let my mind wander. It is not fair that you’re so busy and I have nothing to do. I wish there were things I could do that would save you time… if you have any projects to farm out, let me know. 🙂
November 4 at 7:39pm
Can you call me right away? Thanks.
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TEXT: Thursday, November 4, 2010

7:41 pm Me: Please call – big news.

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10:13 pm – The Big C
[Private post from my public blog]

I had just gotten off the phone with Philip. I was feeling fine. Then the land line rang. I often don’t answer it, because it is sales people more often than not. But I picked it up this time. It was my doctor.  She said, “There’s no good way to say this. You have breast cancer.” I had been pretty sure this call was coming after something the radiologist said yesterday. But it still seemed unreal. No one in my family gets cancer. My doctor said she’d refer me to a surgeon. Did I want to see someone who would operate at Mt. Auburn or the Brigham? We talked about the options, and I decided to go to Kenmore so I’d end up at the Brigham. She asked if my husband was at home. I told her he was, and I could tell my boyfriend too, explaining that my first love had found me and was giving me an incentive to change my life, be healthier etc. so that’s why I had the mammogram.  She chuckled. 
She said they’d run more tests on the samples, and that would help the surgeon decide what to recommend, from lumpectomy and chemo or radiation to mastectomy. She said she would get back to me tomorrow with an appointment time, probably in the next couple of weeks. She told me it was ductal cancer, the most common kind, that they know how to treat, and it should not effect my life expectancy. She said it was small, about 1 centimeter and there was cancer in about half the samples they took. 
I told Hubby. He hugged me. 
I tried to reach my sister, but she was in a meeting at church. I left a message.  My husband said I should text her as well. I did that and texted her husband also. I called Mom.  I called Philip and left a message. Then I sent him a FB message. And then texted him.  My sister called me during a break about 8:15 pm. She was crying. She’d already had a hard week dealing with Dad and hospice, and now this.
Philip called me back about two hours later, asked right away what was wrong and was very supportive. He told me about his spectacular dinner – filet mignon, brandied mushrooms, baked potato, asparagus, and scallops wrapped in bacon! With a nice Italian wine. I told him I did not want to be all about breast cancer. I still wanted to have fun. But I might need him to distract me and kick my ass now and then. He said he’d be on Facebook chat later, in a very suggestive way I haven’t heard for over a month. 
I sent email to my online pal Betsey. 
I talked to my husband about how to handle my local projects. I might need them as a distraction. But I might not be able to handle it. Hard to know. 
I am mostly focused on taking it one step at a time. Not getting ahead of myself. Not wanting to deal with all the medical stuff and make decisions I don’t know how to make. And have to focus on myself and have people know my business. And maybe lose my glorious cleavage. 
Please let it not interfere with seeing Philip in December. Please let it not effect my work.  Please let it not be as bad it seems like it might be.
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Hospice Decision

Wednesday wondering
Between Phil and You
November 3 at 7:11am
Good morning! I hope your Wednesday is wonderful! Today’s weather is brought to you by the letter C – cold, crystal clear and calm. It’s 33 degrees, but supposed to get to 51. Brrr… Still quiet in the lot.

November 3 at 7:18am
Going off the grid for a bit this morning – dr wants more tests re: chest. Ick. Praying it’s nothing. Usually isn’t.
Phil November 3 at 8:00am
Good luck. Hope it turns out to be nothing
November 3 at 9:08am
Thanks! Stuck in waiting room… Dr delayed 20-30 minutes. Grrr… Busy day for you?
November 3 at 5:41pm
Hiya. Hope you had a good day. Is tonight your German dinner night?
Big news here is my dad starts hospice care tomorrow. So people will come in at home and help my mom. Sounds like a great idea, but means facing up to the inevitable. *sigh*
November 3 at 6:10pm
That’s so hard. I know, just did that with Sally’s Mom. Day was busy but OK. German night. Looking forward to a big German beer! Every thing OK at the Docs?
November 3 at 6:24pm
Ah. Good that you understand, probably more than I do at this point. If there are pointers to make it easier on me or my family, let me know. How long was you MIL under hospice care? I am sorry ask you about this stuff… it’s not fun and I don’t want to be a downer. But… if there are little ways you can help me without it being too much for you, I will appreciate it endlessly.
November 3 at 6:25pm
Had the ultrasound, definitely a new shadow there, so they did a needle biopsy to get 5 samples, will analyze and tell me Monday/Tuesday. Not painful. Now the waiting. Trying not to worry. Usually nothing. But the possibilities…scary. I can mostly shove it to the back burner.
My goodness, I am a font of medical yuck today! So sorry!

November 3 at 6:42pm
In better news, I got a lot done tonight on my project.  We’re starting a big publicity push! I get to post all over the internet tonight. I have a list of 16 places. And my sister told me that the minister at her new church has offered to come and bring a group! I am so lucky to have this coming right up, to distract me.
Have a fabulous time at the German place! I am so envious.
November 3 at 9:45pm
Hope the beer and food were wonderful!
November 3 at 10:17pm
In other news… from the “Miracles do happen” file, Hubby made me dinner! Neither of us remember the last time that happened. Chicken soft tacos, chips and salsa, mango slices. Yum.
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Election Day

Election Day
Between Phil and You
November 2 at 7:35am
Good morning! Hope your Tuesday is a smooth one. Cold here… 42 and not going much higher. High clouds, big breeze blowing the flag straight out. 
November 2 at 7:43am
Did you vote already? We’re rolling out early to stroll half a block to the main street, then 100 feet to the polling station to do our civic duty. They hand you a ballot and a black marker and you fill in the dots. After watching my parents vote in a machine at the fire house from the time I was a toddler, I was astonished to see paper and pens here 30 years ago, and it hasn’t changed. The biggest race we have going is for Governor. Lots of other state positions open too, and three ballot questions trying to lower taxes. I will be so glad to have the robo-calls and nasty commercials stop.

Phil November 2 at 9:17am
I hate the calls too. I voted via absentee. It will be one of those that don’t get counted. Friggin Democrats. Mr Obama is going to have a harder time after tonight! It’s about time too!
November 2 at 3:55pm
Wicked bored. That’s all.


NCIS repeats

Between Phil and You
November 2 at 7:27pm
Don’t like it when NCIS is a repeat. And most of the other channels are election results. Ick. What’s a girl to do on a Tuesday night to stay out of trouble without NCIS?
November 2 at 10:41pm
went to Trader Joe’s tonight… do you have those around you? Got some great stuff for cheap. Nice to have different, healthy thing to eat. Black bean soup, butternut squash soup, mangos, skim buffalo mozzarella…
Very quiet here. Hoping you had a good day. Sleep well, sweet man.