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292 recordings of 48 types (still mostly NCIS episodes, though I've finished season 2 and haven't started recording season 4. Meanwhile I'm starting the last season of SVU so I'll be ready for the next one in September.) 33% clear.

 

 

Saturday the 28th I started off way early (since I'm through digging!) to go to Capay for the Road Trip cafe, with geocaching friends. I didn't see one I was hoping to see but talked to a lot. Apparently catchapig saw us long ago and she wondered where Rich was. After that I found another cache and then started toward Brooks. I'd tried for two before breakfast without luck, and I tried another, but the road is busy and it was getting hot, so I just went right to the casino.

 

I still need to learn their ways. I had a $5 credit and finally got it going after about an hour, but I changed machines and lost $3 of it. Oh, well. One day I'll get it. I ended up playing for nearly 3 hours before I completely spent the $20 I took. It was fun.

 

Sunday the 29th I skipped Mass again. My innards were not quite back to normal and I suddenly felt bad.

 

Monday the 30th I started trying to get an appointment again. Kayla the scheduler was determined that I would see Svetlana the nurse practitioner and she didn't believe me that the doctor said to see him. Next Monday. And she said she'd check and then never called back on Monday. If it wasn't my health, I'd go somewhere else.

 

So, when I went to breakfast on the 31st, I was steaming.  After I'd vented at the ladies, I felt better.  Then I stopped at the store and came home.

 

My DVR was acting up. I really didn't need any more frustration. I changed the batteries in the remote but that didn't help, so I put the still-good originals back in. Then I remembered the last two times I'd had trouble and called AT&T, the solution was to turn the DVR off and then reboot it, so I tried that... and it works!!

 

I went down to the Tower Theater and saw "Won't You Be Ny Neighbor." The theater was about 2/3 full. It was so good, I've ordered my own copy. 

 

My Facebook post "The movie brought many happy memories. In fact, when we got back from England in 1972, the first thing I did (in the motel) was to turn on Sesame Street. Then there was also Mr. Rogers and I thought the puppets were ridiculous... but I soon grew to appreciate him. He left a lot of money to St. Vincent College in Latrobe, which was Rich's alma mater, and they now have a child development center. When R&I were in Pittsburgh in 2010 we went to the Children's Museum (which used to be the Buehl Planetarium, which Rich walked me to when I visited him and his folks in 1964) where they have a huge Mr. Rogers exhibit (which was in the documentary.) Apparently as he was dying, he had doubts as to whether his life had been well lived. The man was a saint and we were lucky to have him."

 

I called Road Scholar back real early, and was on hold for 15 minutes before they offered me a callback option.  Finally I took a shower... and it worked. So once I answered the phone I said "let me get some clothes on." Heh. It was about my air reservations to San Antonio.  I'll have to go on United. Argh.

 

And finally, at the end of the day, Kayla called.  No way can I see the doctor. I'll have to see Sveltana, on the 13th. I decided to try an end run and call the office myself on the 6th.

 

August 1 Bernadette and I took Padreic to the Children's Museum of Stockton.  I made sure to take my book (on the iPad).  He had a great time, but he doesn't play well with others. He would get all interested in a project and other kids would come to play and this upset him.  

 

On FB: :We took Padreic to the Children's Museum of Stockton and he had a great time. Except he has trouble sharing. Many little tantrums and about three major ones. One led to lunch, and one led to the end of the day (the third just took us to a different exhibit.) He gets all engrossed..especially with the air one and the water one, and has his own way to do things, and when another child comes in he melts down. He did play cooperatively with the big blocks. Anyway, at the end of the day he informed us he wants a friend to play with, which completely cracked us up after all the tears when "friends" play with him. On the whole, I believe he had fun." 

 

We went down to Ghirardelli where Bernadette got some stuff and Padreic had an ice cream cone. (Literally.. he only ate a little of the ice cream but wanted the cone after B. finished it.)

 

 

Bernadette gave me the veggies she'd picked on Saturday and so I had sloughhouse corn (and pork chops) for dinner. I don't think I cooked either of them as much as I should have.