Where is summer going?

Last weekend of July already. Where has the summer gone?

We finally had one of the "scattered showers" rain on us yesterday afternoon. Got an inch of rain in about 20 minutes. Storm popped up out of nowhere and disappeared just as quick. Lowered the temperature but made it humid. We are still waiting for a 90 degree day. I love it. Yesterday's 88 to 90 maxed at 81 degrees.

We are able to use the enclosed porch during the day and the air doesn't run very much. It's nice to sit out and not scorching to be at the pool or on the beach.

Heading for Hershey Monday AM. Will come back to Lewes on Thursday AM. Have it lined up for Jack to see his friends Matt V, Matt N, and Cameron. Will be nice to be in Hershey for a few days, but not looking forward to the drive up and back.

They adjusted my coumadin dosage and I have to get blood work again on Monday. Will do it at Hershey.

Going to the pool at eleven for a little while. Will look what is going on around here the rest of the day and try and do something. Will check Jack's scout book and see if we can complete any requirements.

Later.

Gonna be a hot one!

Looks like we are going to have the second hottest day of the summer today. Calling for 88 to 90.

Jack and I went bike riding yesterday around the beach and estates. We drove it last night to see how far. I was surprised --- 2.2 miles.

Went to the boardwalk. Jack played games and rode some rides at Funland. It started sprinkling as we were leaving. Typical Delaware rain. Rained all along the beach and about three blocks inland. The sun was out at our house. Not calling for more rain until Sunday night.

Was online looking for something to do today. Jack wants to vegetate, but I feel like getting out. We will end up doing something ; maybe only the pool.

Just need to be back home before suppertime to avoid the weekend traffic.


Charley

We got some rain!

We finally got some rain, however only 3/16 of an inch. It's been cloudy all day. Maybe some more tonight.

Went to have my blood draw this AM. Will hear from the clinic at Hershey this afternoon on what my dosage should be and when to get next blood test.

Just got back from a bike ride. Jack and I did about two miles. I figured it would bring the rain again once we got away from the house, but we made it back just sweaty.

So, Jack and I will probably slum for the rest of the day.

Till later,

Charley

Sluming at the beach.

Well will try this again. Blogger just blipped and everything I wrote disappeared.

Jack & I just slummed it today. Cinnamon buns for breakfast, jack had a sandwich for lunch and we went to Capriotti's and split a medium sub for supper. They make the best subs.

I tossed and turned most of the night. Saw about 1/2 of too many shows and movies. Felt like crap today. Nothing specific. Just tired, achy--no energy. Spent about 3 hours at the pool mostly sitting and reading or floating in the pool to cool off. Just laying back tonight.

Shell is on her way to Philadelphia taking Donise there. Then She is heading here and spending the day tomorrow. That will be nice.

The coumadin script finally arrived yesterday. Started it last night and will have to get blood work on Thursday. Will go up to outpatient lab at Beebe Hospital. It's about three miles up the road.

Marks got here after lunch, so Jack will meet up with Sarah tomorrow. He's playing with Julianna now. She's been here all week and goes home on Tuesday.

We are planning on going to Hershey next Monday (27th) for a few days. Will probably come back that Wednesday or Thursday morning.

Till later

Charley

the middle of summer vacation

Well, the 15th of July---middle of summer vacation. The weather has been beautiful here in Lewes. Low eighties during the day. Low sixties at night, sunny with a refreshing breeze. Pool temp is 80 and ocean temp is 84.

Jack spent the day at the beach yesterday with Papa Joe, Corrine, Lisa and Julianna. He took them to Roosevelt Inlet at Lewes where we go. Lisa said he and Julianna had a blast and made some new friends there. They left at ten and came home around 4.

Then they btook him along to the boardwalk last night and they bhad pizza and the he and Julianna rode the rides at Funland. They got home around 9:30. JAck was into his PJ's and aslleep in a few minutes.

It felt good to have a Jack break. I ran some errands and went to the pool for about an hour and a half. Then came home and cooked. Made chicken pot pie and lemon lush.

Looked for ham hocks and had to go to third store to find them. Stopped at Louise's and got a quart of green beans and she gave me a second quart for free. So am cooking the ham hocks and we will have ham and green beans for supper. I love when the fresh veggies are in season. Louise said my lima beans should be in next week.

Dr. S called and he is sending me a scrip for coumidin and for lab work. Then the coumidin clinic called and we got set up to send the results to them. Will probably have to go in the hospital around the end of August to get monitored while I get started on medicine for the A-fib. He also said we will have to repeat the stress echo because they tried to pace me when on the treadmill and skewed the results so the reading were probably not accurate. The results of the echo do not correspond with my symptoms.

Jack and i are probably going to pick blueberries one day this week and maybe some peaches. They are a $1.00 a pound if you pick your own. Seems OK for the blueberries but high for the peaches.

Well making breakfast. Later Pool day today. Calling for chance of rain tomorrow. Haven't had any for two weeks.

Charley

Lighthouse Work Party

Worked on Harbor of Refuge yesterday. Had a 12 person crew and six were first timers. It was nice to have some new people. I hope we didn't scare them off with what we did. They all said they will be back. It was a paint day. We were working both ends. We were removing old paint and putting on new paint. A crew covered the watch room with paint remover. A second crew started on the next level down with scraping loose paint off the walls and windows. The third crew started outside on the caisson.
After getting the paint stripper on, the first crew helped on the next level with the scraping. The stripper had to sit for 4 hours before removal.
The caisson crew hand ground the rust off the bad areas and got a coat of black paint on about 85% of the caisson by lunch time. We were a gallon short of paint, but will get it finished in August.
The other crew got the the living quarters level scraped and a coat of primer on the walls. We also got the windows covered with a coat of white enamel.

After lunch everybody pitched in on the watch room. What a mess getting the paint stripper off and everything cleaned up. We managed to get finished about 15 minutes before the work boat arrived to take us to shore.

Next trip we will coat the walls on the two levels with Lead Shield to seal in any lead from the paint that remains, then will apply the final paint on the walls. We are getting closer to having two levels finished.

We also will complete the black caisson painting, the railing on the first level, and start painting the white portion of the lighthouse. What a difference a coat of paint does to the exterior and interior surfaces.

The summer weather is supposed to arrive this week. They are calling for the nineties on Wednesday and Thursday. Will be the first of the summer. Don't know if I'm looking forward to it or not. The low eighties have been nice.

Also, finally got the boat ready for the water. Plan on getting it in this week sometime.


Charley

Good news, Bad news

Good news, bad news.
Heard from the cardiologist about the stress echo. Will not be a school bus driver. However it was good I tried because we found out about the A-fib.

I will probably have to wear a monitor for four weeks. Then will have to go in hospital for a few days while they try a medicine to see if will help with the A-fib. They will want me monitored while they try the medicine to see if it works.

So anyhow, bad I can't drive the bus, bad about the A-fib, good we found the A-fib and that we can probably control it with medication.

So it's sunny and cooler today at the beach. Working on cleaning the boat. It's ready for the water.

Working on the lighthouse on Saturday. We are actually making some headway and should have the watch room finished by the next work party.

Oh well, back to the boat.

Charley

Thurs

Well, broke out of the AFib yesterday. Pulse rate back in the sixties. Shell went out with the over 70's for dinner and a movie last night. Jack & I cooked; steak, new potatoes, and new peas.

Jack took me for a golf cart ride. We had a quiet evening in. Had storms overnight; about 1/2 inch of rain.

Went into Lewes to the bake shoppe for cinnamon buns and coffee, dropped books off at the library and came back home.. Another golf cart ride from Jack. Probably go to the pool later.

We have a babysitter for tonight so Shell and I can go out. Should be fun. Until later.

Charley

July

Well, drove back to Hershey on Monday afternoon for my stress test on Tuesday.

Mowed the lawn there on Monday night. They were calling for rain on Tuesday.

I was told my appointment was for 11 AM. Had a message from Monday morning saying 10 AM.

Wasn't allowed alcohol or caffeine after midnight Sunday night and no food after midnight Monday.

Got there about 9:40 and they took me about 9:50 and started the IV and gave me the first dose of radioactive dye. Then had to wait for 45 minutes before the first set of pictures of my heart. That took about 20 minutes.

Then the treadmill part. They hooked me up to the monitor and had a surprise. I was in atrial fibrillation. had to wait until they got the OK from Dr. Silber to proceed with the test. He said go ahead and we did the treadmill part. They stopped me before I was ready to quit because my pulse rate was too high. My target was 133 and I was up to 180. They injected the second dose of dye a minute before I was done on the treadmill.

Then had to wait for 45 minutes and then 20 minutes of pictures.

Am waiting to hear from Dr. Silber but the bus driving doesn't look good. Will wait and see.

But at least there was a reason for me to have the test. Otherwise, we wouldn't of found the A-fib.

Oh well, back at the beach for now and waiting.

Charley