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January 20, 2023

IT'S FRIDAY, MY FAVORITE DAY!!

This has been a busy week. Not only has it been pouring rain all the time, but Mother Nature decided to throw in some thunder and lightning!

Anyway, Dave had all kinds of meetings and appointments going on. On Tuesday he had a Historical Society Board meeting in the afternoon and then rushed home from that and ate dinner before he headed out for the City Council meeting, where all the new councilors were sworn in. He's being sworn in by the City Manager in this photo. The meeting lasted about two hours and the room had no heat and it was very cold, so by the time we got back home, I was freezing. Then the mayor had an executive meeting on Wednesday afternoon and before that, Dave had a phone call set up for a consultation with the oncology nurse to see how he was doing. He has had a terrible cough and is having a hard time catching his breath, so the nurse was concerned about that. We made an appointment to see his primary care doctor here in Manzanita for Thursday, but when we got there, they had no record of an appointment being made. The doctor wasn't even there. Very, very frustrating. So, now I've made an appointment with the doctor for Monday morning. Let's see if she shows up for that one.

The rain finally stopped on Thursday and there was this bright light in the sky (I think it is called the "sun") and blue skies. So, there is hope for a couple of days, and maybe I can get outside and get some pruning done.

We have been attending a Historical Society presentation on the history of the Nehalem Bay area. It is two times a week and that has also been taking up some of our time. We have taken the classes before, and they are interesting. Since Dave has roots down here - his dad was born in Nehalem and one of the roads in the area is named after his Great-great uncle, Alexander McDonald. His grandfather had a tugboat on the river and his grandmother taught school in Nehalem. In one of the classes, there was a photo of her on the porch of the one-room schoolhouse (the one we have here) and that began quite a conversation. The result of that is that Dave is going to be interviewed about his family's history. I'll report more on that if it happens. There are a few of these local history classes remaining and each time I attend, I learn something new.

Well, that about wraps it up for this week. Dave starts his nuclear (radiation) medicine infusions next Wednesday and we will have to stay overnight so they can check on his vitals on Thursday, so hopefully we can do a journal on time next week. Take care.