Good Night!

Good Night!

Hey how did it go today? It has been a busy one for me today. That makes today a true Monday for sure.

I got my errands taken care of early this morning. Truly Nolan arrived 15 minutes late but the inspection was perfect. The Eco Seal tech was 45 minutes late but he arrived and got to work.

We have a duct leak that needs to be repaired and the will be taken care of on Wednesday morning. He interrupted our dinner but we dealt with it. I picked up JT so he could make his way back to Chandler this afternoon. Normally I would have driven him but I had too much going on today. He is hoping that his next vacation will be in Florida.

Elise and I enjoyed leftover turkey for dinner and it was very good. I am caring for Chris this evening and Elise is making her way to the "Tucson Women's Chorus" practice.

Well, I had better check on Chris. It is still cold here in Tucson and we will have another night with freezing temps. Brrrr!

Have a good night.
Later...Jessie and Elise

It's a Monday!

Good Morning!

Mood: Relaxed! Slapped and Tickled!

Music listening to: Steady Rock by the Whispers

   It's a Monday! What is going on? I started the day off at 5:00am caring for Chris. Elise is in her cave this morning but she will be on the move soon. Any plans for today?

   The coffee is good and I will have some yogurt for breakfast this morning. It is a cold morning here in the Old Pueblo. Brrrrrr! More coffee will be needed for sure. Maybe some Irish coffee! Yeah!

    It is going to be a busy day today with lots of things going on. Truly Nolan will be here to take care of the annual inspection. Eco will be here to check on the A/C seal as well.

    I will begin my packing for Hollywood today. My playmate is all set packed and ready to go. We are looking forward to this trip to spend time with Zack.

   We saw the movie "Trumbo" last night and it is a good one. We recommend this one big time. Great acting! Well, I had better get myself together. Have a great day and a better tomorrow.
Cheers..Jessie and Elise

Hello!

Hello!

Hey, what is up? We are back from enjoying a very nice breakfast at the "Egg Connection". We were pleasantly surprise to find Bobby waiting on us at his table.

My playmate decided to pay it forward this morning and she choose a dining couple to pay for their breakfast without them knowing who paid for it. I have to tell you if you have not done that it is such a good feeling.

Elise is caring for Chris and I just finished up some yard work behind Chris's house. We are going to watch the Wildcats play this afternoon. Go Cats!

We are trekking to Hollywood to visit our nephew Zack the Hollywood Superstar. We leave on Thursday and we will return on Monday. It should be a good trip.

We hope that your day is going very well?
Ciao....Jessie and Elise

Sunday!

Good Morning!

Mood: Frisky! Yeah Mon'

Music listening to: Burn Rubber by the Gap Band

   It's a Sunday! How are you? I started the day off at 5:00am getting Chris settled. Elise is not in her cave this morning but she will be up and caring for Chris today. Any plans for today?

   The coffee just finished brewing and I am enjoying a nice hot cup. Elise and I are going to the "Egg Connection" for breakfast as usual this morning. It is a cold brisk morning here in Tucson.

   We enjoyed Happy Hour at "La Parrilla Suiza" last night. The play at the "Live Theater Workshop" titled "Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And then Some)" was very good and funny. The acting was superb, but it did drag a bit as the critics said. We would recommend this one.

   Elise and I are going to see the movie "Trumbo" this evening. Jayne will be here to care for Chris. This movie got great reviews.

   Here are some pics from our Thanksgiving Day Feast. It was a wonderful gathering of family, friends, vino, food, and happiness.

   Have a wonderful Sunday and enjoy!
Later..Jessie and Elise

IT ALL STARTED HERE!

ZACK AND SON

HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR

DOTTIE, ELISE, ME, CHRIS

ANN, ZACK, JONNY IN HIDING, AND THE BEAUTIFUL SARA

CAPTAIN AMERICA 

BROTHER IN LAW EDDIE ENGROSSED IN OUR 2016 CALENDAR

ELISE MY PLAYMATE RESTING

JONNY,ZACK,SARA,ERIK, SONIA

JOYCE, SUSAN, ANN

JOYCE, BOBBY, SUSAN, CATHERINE, ERIK, SARA

THE LOVELY SONIA CHOWING DOWN

SISTER IN LAW ANN AND DOTTIE (KENO QUEEN)

BOBBY AND ZACK

CHRIS SAID YOU PEOPLE ARE BORING ME. LET'S EAT!

It's The Weekend!

Good Morning! 

Mood: Stuffed!

Music listening to: Dreaming Of You by Selena

   It's the Weekend! Sup? I started the day by falling out of bed due to I am still stuffed from yesterdays feast. I am waiting to hear that the thud sound as my playmate follows suit as well to start her day. Any plans for today?

   The coffee is good and I will have a slice of toast this morning for breakfast. Just cannot get anything in me until later,hopefully. Fully being the key word here.

   What a nice gathering of family and friends. We talked, laughed, slurped, burped, passed gas (Jonny) did that, smile. A wonderful evening indeed. 

    I will post pics later in the day if time permits. The new caregiver will be here this morning to care for Chris. I will inform him of his shortcomings this morning and I will leave him to go solo again. I have a couple of errands to take care of this morning while he is here.

  Our calendars for 2016 arrived yesterday and they are good. We are going to have to order more due to my playmate and I didn't order enough to be sent out. This calendar is going all the way to Australia again. Thank you (Misbehaver's) for making this years calendar a success.

  Jayne will be here this evening to care for Chris. We are going to Happy Hour at "La Parrilla Suiza". After HH were are going to the "Live Theater Workshop" to see the play "Every Christmas Story Ever Told..(and then some). It got mixed reviews but we shall see.


   Well, I had better check on Chris. Have a good weekend and stay safe.
Later......Jessie and Elise

TGIF! Black Friday!

Good Morning!

Mood: Tired! Sleepless In Tucson!

Music listening to: I Wanna Be Your Lover by Prince

    It's a TGIF! How are you? I started the day off at 5:00am caring for Chris. Elise is in here cave this morning and I have no idea when she will be putting feet to the floor to start her day. Any plans for today besides fighting those Black Friday crowds?

    The coffee just finished brewing and I am out of yogurt so I will have a little cottage cheese this morning. I have got to save room for our Thanksgiving dinner that is supposed to begin at 2:30pm.

    We are looking at 14 or more people here to dine with us. It will be mostly family and a couple of friends. Zack is here from Hollywood. He is staying in Dew Drop Inn room number 2. It won't be long now before you can smell the meal being prepared. Where is the vino?

    Marv will be here this evening to care for Chris. I am planning on hitting the sheets early tonight so I can catch up on my sleep. 

   We hope that your turkey day was a good one and that you enjoyed it to the fullest? Have a  good Black Friday and be careful out there.
Gobble, Gobble.....Jessie and Elise

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Mood: Hungry! Gobble Gobble!

Music listening to: You Will Be There by Bobby Brown

    Happy Thanksgiving! How are you doing? I started the day off at around 3:30am due to the fur-babies were barking like crazy. So I had to investigate and I did not see a thing. So I hit the pillow again and got back up at 5:00am to care for Chris. Elise is not in her cave so she will be on the go soon. She was up with me at 3:30am as well. Any plans for today beside breaking the wish-bone?

   The coffee is good and  will be sampling things all day long, smile! We want to wish you and yours a blessed Thanksgiving Day. Enjoy!

    We are having the bird and the fixin's a little later this evening. Tomorrow the family and friends will be here to celebrate the holiday due to work commitments. So we should have around 14 or 15 guests chowing down, burping, and slurping. Smile!

     We saw the movie "Freeheld" at the Loft yesterday and it is a powerful movie. We recommend this one a lot. It brought back memories for Elise and I. Excellent movie.

     We are going to see "Spotlight" this afternoon. Jayne will be here to care for Chris. Have a great day and give thanks.

Later....Jessie and Elise

Hump Day!

Good Morning!

Mood: Cautious!

Music listening to: Starting Something by MJ

   It's a Hump Day! How are you? I started the day off at 5:00am caring for Chris. Elise is not in her cave this morning so she will be on the move soon. Any plans for today?

   The coffee is good and I will have some yogurt for breakfast. Another mild morning here in Tucson. The  fur-babies are enjoying a good snore this morning. Jayne will be here this afternoon to care for Chris.

   Hey, have you started that Christmas shopping yet? The sales are about to start tomorrow. I haven't even gave it any thought as of yet but I know I will.

   Elise and I are going to the movies to see "Freeheld" at the Loft. After the movie we are going to dinner at "Relish". Looking forward to the mussels and wine flights.

   JT, will be here in Tucson this evening for the holiday. He will be at his mom's house. Well, I had better get busy. Have a good Hump Day! Need I remind Jane that it is a Humper? Not! Smile!

Later.....Jessie and Elise

Good Night!

Good Night!

How did your day go? It has been a good one here in Tucson. I relaxed for the most part this morning when I was not doing a spot check on the new caregiver.

I will have to have a talk with him on his next visit. He forgot to put Chris's side pads on his wheelchair when he took him out for a walk. Without the pads he will lean to the left or to the right which is not good for his sides or back. He also had Chris's drainage tube from his catheter wrapped around his thigh which is a serious matter. The pressure by him sitting on the tube could have backed up and released the Texas catheter and that would have been a mess on Chris the floor and his wheelchair. 

Elise prepared pinto beans and cornbread for dinner that was very good. We watched a movie on Netflix called "Strangerland". I took place in Aussie land and it was really good with some good twists and turns. Also Nicole Kiddman looked pretty good in the altogether. Yeah!

I am caring for Chris tonight and Elise is in her office on her desktop. I informed Elise and I showed her the new caregivers shortcomings. She agreed with me that I need to have the problems corrected when he cares for Chris on Saturday.

Have a good night and get plenty of sleep because tomorrow is a Hump Day! Right Jane?
Ciao...Jessie and Elise

Tricky Tuesday!

Good Morning!

Mood: Cautious!

Music listening to: Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye

   It's a Tricky Tuesday! How are you? I started the day off at 5:00am. Elise is not in her cave this morning so she will be on the move very soon. Any plans for today?

   The coffee just finished brewing and my cup is full. I will have some yogurt for breakfast. It is a mild morning here in the valley of Tucson this morning.

   The new caregiver will be her this morning at around 8:00am. He will be caring for Chris solo today until 2:00pm. We will see how that goes. I will not be online much while he is here.

   JT will be here in Tucson for the Thanksgiving holiday. He will be staying at his mom's house on the east side. I will be picking him up on Wednesday evening.

   Well, I had better get busy. Have a good Tricky Tuesday.
Later....Jessie and Elise

Good Night!

Good Night!

How was your day? It has been a slow and restful one here in central Tucson.

Chris and I enjoyed a few shows on TV this afternoon. I got my errands taken care of this morning.

The new caregiver will be here tomorrow morning and he will be going solo to see how he does. I have a feeling that Chris is going to give him a hard time.

Elise prepared pancakes, eggs and sausages for dinner. It was very good and we had plenty of coffee to wash it all down.

We got notified today that our 2016 "Variety Is The Spice Of Life" calendar is on it's way. I am caring for Chris this evening and my playmate is at the "Tucson Women's Chorus" practice.

Well, I had better check on Chris. Have a great night.
Cheers...Jessie and Elise

It's A Monday!

Good Morning!

Mood: Content! Slapped and Tickled!

Music: Listening to: Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

   It's a Monday! How are you? I started the day off at 5:00am caring for Chris. Elise is way deep in her cave this morning. I don't blame her because if could I would be in snoring in a cave myself. Any plans for today?

   The coffee just finished brewing and I will have some yogurt and fruit for breakfast. Elise made some of her special banana bars and they are great. I ate a bar and I felt like I was light and floating on a cloud. Wunderbar! Smile!

    We saw the movie "A Walk In The Wood" and it is a very good and very funny movie. I have a couple of errands to take care of today and a few phone calls to handle as well. Are you ready for "Turkey Day"? It is going to be a busy week. Have a good one.

Later......Jessie and Elise

Howdy!

Hello!

What is up? We just got back from the "Egg Connection" and the breakfast was great. Our daughter Kim was there and she treated us to chow down. She is doing very well but she is very busy at work. It is always a pleasure to see her and she makes us very proud.

Elise is caring for Chris and I just finished doing some yard work behind Chris's house. I am going to feed the fur-babies soon.

We had such a great time at Bobby's last night for "Wizard' and dinner. It was our host Bobby, Jim, Loraine, Elise and me.

  Bobby turned his home into a starred "Michelin" eatery last night. He really out did himself for this event. The margaritas were plentiful, vino bianco was presented, Tequila shooters were downed as well.

 We enjoyed appetizers galore. The main entrees were excellent and we were all impressed. We  had vegetarian fare, flat bread, diced sweet potatoes, beef, shrimp and grits, fried rice, spicy shrimp, egg rolls, veggie wraps and for dessert we enjoyed peach cobbler Ala mode. Our praises for Bobby's effort was well deserved. Fantastic job!

 We also played "Wizard" and it was cut throat as always. The first game I was the victor by a long shot. If you can recall that does not happen that often. I was feeling good about the second game but I got my hopes, dreams and desires dashed by my playmate, my shorty, my Elise. 

  Elise became the new "Wizard' and we all had to pay homage to her by bowing and putting butts in the air. All hail to the 'Wizard". It was a wonderful evening that seemed to turn into a "Greek" night. Yes, I said a "Greek" night because glasses started to roll off of the table and break on the floor. "OPA". That did not dampen the evening one bit. What a night. Thank you Bobby!

  We will be looking forward to whatever out next event will be. We are a good group of friends, and family. We enjoy it when we are together.

ALL HAIL THE WIZARD!

ELISE COMMANDING HER SUBJECTS TO PUT BUTTS IN THE AIR

A CONGRATULATORY WIZARD DANCE

Sunday!

Good Morning!

Mood: Content! Frisky! Defeated!

Music listening to: This Is How We Do It by Montel Jordan

    It's a Sunday! How are you? I started the day off at 5:00am looking in on Chris and getting him settled for Elise. She is not in her cave this morning so she will starting her day soon. Any plans for today?

   The coffee is good and needed badly this morning. We are going to the "Egg Connection" for breakfast this morning. We will be joined by our daughter Kim. We haven't seen her in awhile. We will catch up on all the happenings in her life.

    We will be hitting up a movie this evening after Jayne arrives to care for Chris. Well, we had a wonderful evening at Bobby's last night. We will give more details after breakfast with a few pictures.

    Have a great Sunday and enjoy.
Ciao.....Jessie and Elise

It's The Weekend!

Good Morning! 

Mood: Cautious! Concerned!

Music listening to: Pleasure Principle by Janet Jackson

    It's the Weekend! Sup? I started the day off at 5:00am caring for Chris. Elise is in her cave this morning but she will be on the move soon. Any plans for today?

    The coffee is good and I will have some yogurt for breakfast. Elise and I went to the DDC last night and it was a total bust. It was the worst since we have been going there. The machines are as tight as they could be. We had dinner at the buffet and that was good. Maybe we are being punished for not being there in quite awhile, eh?

    We are going to spend the evening playing "Wizard" at Bobby's home. We will be joined by Jim and Loraine. It will be an interesting evening. Bobby is hosting this one completely.

    The new caregiver will be here this morning and he will be working with Chris solo this morning. I will be around to supervise to see if he can get through it. He has never worked with a Quad before. He was overwhelmed when he was here last week on Tuesday. I may not be online much today.

    Have a wonderful weekend.
Later....Jessie and Elise

Hello!

Hello!

How are you? I am back from running my errands. I ran into a 911 situation this morning. It was a life threatening ordeal that I had to attend to quickly before complications occurred. 

I got the problem under control post-haste. Our coffee bean grinder bit the dust and we cannot have that at all. So while I was taking care of my errands I took care of the problem and all is well now. Smile!

Here is what happened on day three of your trip to Quemado, New Mexico. Hey, did I get you going about the 911 situation?

13 Nov 15

We enjoyed a very nice breakfast with Nanci and Jeff at the Largo Cafe this morning prior to us hitting the road to see a few sights.

We went to Grant, New Mexico to "El Malpais" which is a national park north of Quemado. We donned our warm clothes and hiking boots and we hit the trail.

We climbed up to the ridge and we followed it for quite a ways. What a view I have to say. We saw the lava trails that are visible from the ridge. Amazing sight. I believed we hiked at least three miles or more in and out.

We stopped for a few photo opts and we took a break for a quick snack and a rest period. What a treat.

We returned to Quemado and the Largo Hotel. Nanci and Jeff went back to the homestead and Elise and I enjoyed nice refreshing Jack and Coke in our room.

Later we loaded up in the Tacoma and we met with Nanci and Jeff for dinner at the homestead. Jeff was the chef tonight. He prepared salmon that was so good that I had to have seconds. We also had rice and a stir fry. Delicious meal!

After dinner we sat around the fire pit  and talked, rested and enjoyed a few glasses of vino rosso. We said our good-byes to Nanci and Jeff and we thanked them for such a wonderful vacation with them.

We returned to the Largo and we saw a lot of Elk on the way. We even had a huge owl fly past us. It was cool. We hit the sheets and we called it game over. We head home for Tucson in the morning. Great trip.

THE ARCH

THE RIDGE

ELISE READY TO HIT THE TRAIL

I'M BATMAN

VIEW FROM THE RIDGE

ELISE AND NANCI

NANCI, JEFF, AND I

NANCI, JEFF, AND ME

ELISE LEADING THE WAY

LAVA TRAILS

LAVA TRAIL

DINO'S ROAMED HERE

THE ARCH

WE WERE ON TOP OF THE RIDGE