Dentist, Reorganizing, New Phone, and Mowing the Lawn

This week started with a bang. I went to the dentist needing 1 tooth crowned, but then the doctor found the tooth beside it also needed a crown. They put the temporary crowns on them, and I go back on Tuesday for the permanent ones. My mouth has hurt all week from this. In the afternoon, Don went for physical therapy. He hoped he could start back exercising, but he still can’t. Since he can’t get on the foam roller, the doctor recommended that he start with rolled-up towels.

The worst thing that happened was that my iPhone XS died on Tuesday. I was able to text my sister, log in to MyFitnessPal, and check my steps from the day before. 30 minutes later, my phone was dead. I tried different charging cables and got nothing. When we went to the center, I tried someone else’s cable, but it still didn’t work. So, as soon as the Apple store opened at the mall, we were there. I bought an iPhone 16pro. What was shocking was that the guy plugged in my old phone and it came on. I got $80 trade-in for my old phone, and he was able to transfer everything from my old phone to my new phone. What a relief! Of course, I had to order a new case from Amazon.

I also worked on reorganizing the kitchen. I cleaned out the pantry and got rid of all of the out-of-date food, and now my shelves look empty. We went to Dollar Tree for baskets, and I’m organizing some of the food into the baskets. One basket has all the different teas, another is holding boxed stuff like pasta, and the last one is holding beans. I have 2 more baskets that I am going to fill, but haven’t decided what I want to put n them yet. I’m also clearing off the dining room table and getting rid of old food and putting away stuff that shouldn’t be in there.

Our lawnmower was returned on Thursday, and we are very happy with the guy who worked on it. He replaced the deck belt and fixed a tire. He also fixed our Honda 2000 generator. On Friday, Don was able to mow the lawn, and it needed it! I need to go rake up all the dead grass, but it rained last night, and it’s too wet to rake up. Maybe tomorrow.

This morning, when Don got up, he didn’t want to fix his breakfast, but I had already eaten. So, we went to McDonald's and he got a chicken biscuit meal. I think I’m feeling pretty lazy today. I may work in the dining room some more this morning and then get on a knitting Zoom at 3.

I hope everyone has a nice week!

Original photos by Pat Hensley