Good Night!

Good Night!

Well, the day is almost over. How was yours? Elise cared for Chris today and she put up a tree and decorated Chris's house.

Elise prepared sauteed shrimp and rice for dinner. It was delicious. Rosie thank you so much for those huge shrimp. We got it all down with a few run and cokes.

We watched a episode of the Closer and we watched an episode of Damages. We are now decided what we are going to wear to Ann's retirement reception. It should be an interesting reception.

On Tuesday while Angelica is here I will put up lights on the outside of the house. Rosie here caring for Chris right now. We will be leaving for the movies shortly.

Have a great night and a better tomorrow.
Later.....Jessie and Elise

Tiger, Marcie, Jet sleep well.

Loraine, I am still a bit naughty.

Jane and John, stay safe.

Shoo and Stu, sleep well.

Bobby, did you get some lights up?

Dena, how are you doing?

Sheila, always a pleasure to hear from you. Please give Teresa a hug for us and a welcome home.

Sunday!

Good Morning    

Mood: Content

Music listening to: Living In America by James Brown

    It's a Sunday morning. How are you doing? I started the day off at 4:45am caring for Chris. Elise is not in her cave this morning and that means she will be up shortly to care for Chris. Any plans for today?

     The coffee is good this morning and I am looking at a sweet roll. I will back off due to we are going to have breakfast this morning at the "Gourmet Girls Bakery". It is a gluten-free eatery that has some outstanding blueberry pancakes. We have not been there in quite a while.

     We had a wonderful evening at John's birthday party. Marty always does it up right. The food was very good and the turnout was nice. I loved the meatballs and the small sandwiches, man were they good. If Elise had not kept an eye on me I would have monopolized the sandwiches because I had pulled up a chair at the serving table.

     We returned home hoping to catch some of the Wildcats basketball game but it was over and the Cats won over Texas Tech. Go Cats! We are going to go to the movies this evening to see "Looper" it should be a good one. It is at the Crossroads Theater. Rosie will be here this evening to care for Chris.

     Tomorrow we will be heading for Bisbee, Arizona. The Honorable Judge Ann Littrell will be having a retirement reception at the courthouse. The honorable Judge Ann Littrell is Elise's sister. She has been a judge for the last 8 years and now she will move on to other ventures. John will be here caring for Chris while we are away.

    Well, I had better get to it. Have a wonderful Sunday and enjoy. Lookout because tomorrow is well you know right? We have started to decorate for Christmas and it is  coming along nicely. 

Later..........Jessie and Elise

Tiger, Marcie, Jet have a good one.

Loraine, did Elise tell you how bad I have been while you were away? Believe it! Smile!

Shoo, always good to hear from you guys.

Jane and John, have a good one.

Sara, how are you?

Herman, how are things in St. Louis?

Ross and  Denise, how are things in Aussieland?

Bobby, what are you up to today? We have a huge box of lights for you to go through.

Sheila, have a restful Sunday.

It's The Weekend!

Good Morning!

Mood: Frisky!

Music listening to: Purple Rain by Prince

      It's the weekend. How are you doing?  I started the day off at 4:45am caring for Chris. Elise is not in her cave this morning so that means she will be up and heading for the gym very soon. Any plans for today?

      The coffee is good this morning and I am looking at a lemon cake to go along with it. It is going to happen for sure, smile! John will be here this morning to care for Chris.

      We are going to start to did out Christmas lights and decorations today. We are also going to attend a party this evening at a good friends house. We saw the movie "Seven Psychopath's" and it is different but good.

       We had a very nice, restful, peaceful time at the DDC. Our overnight stay was great. We did not get up until 9:00am on Friday morning . Wow, we just don't do that. Smile!

        We played the slots and we left the casino with $140.00 more than what we started with. That is always a plus, don't you think? Even if we don't win it is very relaxing for me, and it is a change of scenery.

        Well, I had better get busy. Have a great weekend and stay safe.
Later.........Jessie and Elise
Tiger, Marcie, Jet have a good day. Tiger enjoy Kentucky and the boot camp graduation.

Loraine, what are you up to?

Jane and John, how are you?

Shoo and Stu, what is new?

Flo and John, how are things?

Monna, how is everyone?

Liz, what is going on around your way?

Mary and Bob, have a good day.

Sara, so sorry about the break-in. Without a doubt #2 can handle it for sure.

Rosie, in Aussieland how are you?

Rosie, are you enjoying your time off?

Nicolette, how are you doing?

Bobby, have a good tennis workout.

Olivia, what is new in the GA?

Shirlene, how are you?

Thirsty Thursday!

Good Morning!

Mood: On a cloud!

Music listening to: Tick, toc of the clock

    It's a Thirsty Thursday! What's Up? I started the day off at 3:45am. Yes, you heard me right. As a matter of fact it this event even up at that time, smile!

    So I went out to investigate. The noise was a turned over clay flower pot that rested on the wall. More than likely it was a cat. It did not disturb the two fur-babies at all. 

     I will be putting on the kettle very soon, and I will begin to care for Chris. Angelica will be here this morning to care for Chris. Rosie will be here at 1:00pm to take over.

     We are all set for our overnight stay at the DDC, so wish us some luck, OK? Cha Ching! We are going to take Lampchop to the vet in a little while for her annual exam.

     Well, I see a coffee cup with my name on it. Have a good day and be careful.
Later.........Jessie and Elise

Tiger, Marcie, Jet have a fantastic day.

Loraine, where are you?

Jane and John, stay safe.

Shoo and Stu, keep busy.

Bobby,, what is shakin' for today?

Afternoon!

Good Afternoon!

Well, I had a good time with Chris this morning and now Bobby is here to take over. I am going to watch a little TV and relax.

I went out earlier to the shed to get some more supplement for Chris and I had to move my treadmill to get to it.

I moved it and it just fell forward. Come to find out someone had broken the locking latch that keeps it in place when it is folded and stored. The latch had been broken and bent as if someone had forced it down to use it without unlocking it first. Now it cannot be used until that is fixed. Very upsetting to say the least.

We are going to watch the Wildcat Basketball team play this evening. It should be a very good game, because they are doing very well so far this year. Elise is out getting her mani-pedi taken care by Nicolette.

We my stomach is growling for some reason but I an going to wait until Elise returns so we can have some leftover open faced-turkey sandwiches.
Cheers.....Jessie and Elise

Jane, I miss you too!

Monna, good to hear from you this morning.

Hump Day!

Good Morning!  

Mood: Hanging

Music listening to: All For You by Janet Jackson

     It's a Hump Day! I started the day off at 5:20am caring for Chris. Elise is sound asleep and I am sure that she will not be putting feet to the floor anytime soon. Any plans for today?

     The coffee is good and I am thinking about scrambled eggs with cheese, yummy! I forgot to mention in a previous posting about what we saw on the way home from the Wildcat/ASU football game.

      We were on Speedway heading home and all of a sudden three large dogs ran across the street. We all took a double take and they were not dogs at all, no they were not. It was three large, fat, Javalina's running  across the street. What a treat to see on Speedway, they could have caused a real traffic problems. It was cool!

       We are going to pack up our suitcase for our stay at the DDC. We should have a good time at the slots and at the buffet. We love those DDC perks. The roofer will return today to finish up, and Bobby will be here this afternoon to care for Chris.

       We may or may not go to the movies today. Elise brought back some very good BBQ ribs last night from her book club meeting at Kon Tiki. I will finish them off sometime today.

       Well, I had better find some trouble to get into, eh? We are going to take Lampchop to the vet tomorrow for her annual wellness check. Have a good Hump Day and stay safe.
Later...........Jessie and Elise

Tiger, Marcie, Jet how are you feeling?

Loraine, have a good day.

Jane and John, wake up?

Shoo and Stu,have a good day.

Flo, how is John?

Olivia, what is new in the GA?

Bobby, what are you up to this morning?

Mary and Bob,how are you doing?

Sheila, have a great day.

Good Evening!

Good Evening!   

    How was your day? Things went pretty well here in the desert. Chris and I relaxed today and we watched some TV for awhile.

    I am caring for Chris this evening and my other half is at a book club meeting at Kon Tiki. I put in an order of Polynesian BBQ ribs for my dinner. I have a cold beer on ice ready to go along with the meal. Yeah!!

   Oh I forgot to mention earlier that my loving wife bought and gave me a Christmas present early this year. Yes, she did. I go a new cell phone. It is a Windows 8X HTC, I love it! I am one lucky dude let me tell you.

   Well, I had better get back to Chris. Have a wonderful evening.
Cheers.......Jessie and Elise.

Tiger,Marcie, Jet sleep well guys and we hope that everyone feels better soon.

Loraine, have a good night.

Jane and John, sleep well.

Sheila, hope your day was a good one?

Flo, how is John? Is he back at home?

Shoo and Stu, stay safe.

Me Again!

Me Again!

Well, I was going to take a short nap while Angelica is here but that is out of the question. The roofer is here and he is repairing an area on the roof. So the hammering and noise will not allow me to take that nap. Growl!

Here is the last posting about our trip to Florence. Enjoy!

After having slept well, very well at the Crown Plaza Hotel in London we got up for some breakfast that was being served down in one of the restaurants. Elise had two fried eggs, two pieces of homemade bread with jelly, and ham. I had scrambled eggs, sausages, ham, potatoes, beans and toast. We both drowned ourselves in coffee. It was delicious.

We checked out of our room and now we are waiting on the shuttle to Heathrow. We arrived at the airport and we waiting around for our flight time. We got a couple of drinks while we people watched. Elise got a Bloody Mary and I got a beer. Elise bought me some after shave at the duty free store. I love Davidoff Cool Water.

We boarded our plane and we were off for Phoenix, AZ. We spent 10 hours in the air on a direct flight from London to Phoenix. We arrived in Phoenix and we called for the shuttle to pick us up to take us to the Residence Inn. We are exhausted to say the least. So we had a couple of Jack's to take the edge off, smile! Works every time.

When we got to the Phoenix airport we turned in the rest of our euros. We had $260 in euros and we got $346.00 back in cash. We called Bobby to have Angelica work on the 23rd of Oct until 9:00pm. Bobby need to get prepared for his trip to Oklahoma. Bobby told us that Chris has a sty on his eye (he has gotten one many years ago) so he was treating it with compresses. Chris was also wheezing a lot but that was caused by his allergies. So I will more than likely give him a breathing treatment when we get home.

We went out for breakfast at Denny's before we checked out of the Residence Inn. Now we are all loaded up and we are headed to Tucson. It has been a very good trip, we enjoyed every moment of it. Now to plan our next trip to San Antonio, Texas for the spring. Viva Italia!

Growl!!

Growl!

Well, we really enjoyed watching the Wildcats play against our in-state-rival ASU. The tailgate parties were going strong and the stadium was packed and very loud.

We had fantastic seats in the student section (The Zona-Zoo). We were right on the 50 yard line and the view was excellent. It was a perfect evening!

Well, our Wildcats got Beat by ASU but they played well. Our QB was not at his best because he threw 4 interceptions and that is not like him. We believe that ever since he had a concussion in a previous game that threw his game way off. Maybe he should not have played in this game but it was his last game as a senior in our stadium.

Here are a few pics that I took during the game. Enjoy!
Later........Jessie and Elise

Johnny a the Clothespins

50 yard line seats

Tricky Tuesday!

Good Morning!

Mood: Crappy

Music listening to: The Way You Make Me Feel by MJ

     It's a Tricky Tuesday. I started the day off at 4:35am caring for Chris. Elise is in her cave this morning but she is really moving around this morning. So she will be up soon and headed for the gym. Any plans for today?

      The coffee is good and I am eyeing a lemon cake this morning, and the eyes have it, smile! Yummy! Angelica will be here this morning to care for Chris. 

     I am using our laptop this morning because my desktop is acting weird for some reason. I have not set plans for today, so I will be taking it slow and easy unless something pops up.

     I will post the final installment about our Florence trip later this morning. I will also post about the Wildcat game that we attended last week as well, with a few pics.

     Well, I had better get another cup of coffee and some more of that lemon cake too! Have a good day and be careful out there.
Later.....Jessie and Elise

Tiger,Marcie,Jet have a productive day.

Jane and John,, have a good one.

Loraine, what is shakin' bacon?

Shoo and Stu, how are you?

Shirlene, good to hear from you this morning.

Flo and John, how are you?

Ross and Denise, how are things down under?

Rosie, how are things down your way in Aussieland?

Liz, what is new?

Mary and Bob, how are you?

Bobby, what are you up to today?

Howdy!!

Howdy!!

Well, I have got Chris settled, attended to and relaxed. So here is the final posting about our trip to Florence, Italy.

21 Oct 12

It is now 5:00am and we are up and ready to head to the airport. We didn't sleep well last night due to people were on the street talking loud and noisy, it was ridiculous. At around 2 or 3am we finally got a little shuteye. 

Fenanda picked is up at 6:00am and she delivered us to the airport. We said our good-byes to her and we thanked her for hosting our stay in Florence.  It was now 6:20am and we are heading for the ticket counter.

We were shocked to find out the airline had canceled the flight to Gatwick in London. The lady at he counter was giving us a hard time because she she said that we should have checked on the Internet or phone to see the status of the flight.  We were fuming! We explained to her that there was no Internet were we were and no phone in the B&B.

She finally got us a flight from Florence to Gatwick for this evening at 7:15pm. So guess what we did? We lived in the airport until it was time to depart Florence. We used our phone cards to call the driver that was assigned to pick us up in London. We changed our pick up time and date.

Since we missed our connecting flight in London we had to stay overnight in London. I found a hotel on my Kindle and we made the reservations for it. It has been a long day. We departed Florence at 7:15pm and we had to sit in economy which was not a good spot for Elise and her back problem. We didn't have a choice if we wanted to get out to London.

The woman at the desk told Elise to keep all of her receipts etc; and then write to Meridiana Airlines and ask for a refund of everything. That could run into a lot because since we missed our flight we had to get a hotel in London. We also had to pay more to the caregiver because he had to stay with Chris an extra day as well. What a mess!

We arrived at the Crowne Plaza in London. It is very close to Heathrow airport. We checked in and another problem came up. We are on a roll. The reservation was made for next week by the person we talked to on the phone. The manager of the Plaza   approved the mix up and we got a room at the rate we were quoted. We got the room for $79 pounds and the going price was $249 pounds per night. Yikes!!

We also had a very nice helper from British Airways. She helped us when we arrived at Gatwick. We told her about what happened and she got on the phone and she out of an economy flight back to to Phoenix. She got us back into our World Traveler Class for the Phoenix flight home. It gives you way more leg room and it is  better for Elise. Thank goodness their are some good people still around. 

We need to eat something so we ate a pub within the Plaza and the food was very good along with the beers. We went back up our room to sleep so we could catch the shuttle to the airport in the morning.

Oops, this not the final posting of our trip. I will post about what went on on the 22nd of October, because we are still in London.