Good morning to you all! Looks like later this morning we are going to tackle the deck and get it all cleaned up. That is what Jack wants to do so that's what we will do. We have bushes to trim, the bbq grill to move into the garage and stuff like that besides getting the leaves blown out, which Jack will do. There are so many that I will have to do sweeping as he blows or the piles get too high to get through. It will be a process.
I am posting this picture just so you ladies know that Spiderman gets rest so he is ready to keep us all safe! (this was taken in Mexico at Alicia's Dad's house)
We did a couple errands yesterday afternoon, then got a bite of supper and came back home. I sat and knitted and Jack went upstairs to watch the Boise State game. He is hooked on that football team. He has no connection to it other than he likes the little team. He thinks they are getting a raw deal by not getting #1 status on the BCS ranking since they are undefeated, but
I noticed Wrigley Field is hosting a Northwestern game today. That should be interesting because they found the baseball field a bit too short so now they got the bright idea to only have one end zone. The two teams will continually flip flop with whomever has the ball. Another bright idea from a man more than likely!
Jean: There seems to always be something going on with SS either we are running out, the age is to be raised, changing amounts, denying COL raises, always something. It has become one of the worst protected programs the government has and has been "raped" for years and now the price is being paid for it. Jack plans on retiring in January of 2016. His 66th birthday is in Oct of 2015, but he wants all his new vacation and such from the city so he can sell it back. He is allowed to sell 75 days combo of sick and vacation time back. In the meantime, I am trying to have everything paid off because we take a significant hit in income between his job/pension and the increase in Medicare cost versus our Tricare premium. I think we figured we lose about $1500 a month. We will still be in much better shape than a lot of seniors.
Susan: We have had Christmas dinner there a couple times because it is the only place open on Christmas day besides the casinos. I remember one year we drove to Indiana for Christmas and had to travel on Christmas Day. Kelly swore that Cracker Barrel was open on Christmas Day so we thought we were in good shape for food. Well, we ended up eating candy bars for Christmas day lunch because the only places open were gas stations! Lesson learned, take food if traveling Christmas Day and IHOP is not available!
Maggie: I am like Jean, I rarely stay up that late. Usually on the weekdays I go to bed with Jack at 9-9:30 so the dog will settle down and go to sleep otherwise he will wake him up getting on the bed if I stay downstairs and watch tv or something. If I fall asleep in the recliner I just stay there rather than disturb Jack. I tend to wake up early though as you have seen when I post here.
Poor ole Jack's knees and hands have really been bothering him a lot lately. The "take ibuprophen" from that idiot doctor for his left knee doesn't work at all so he is going to have to go see his regular doctor. I imagine he is just hanging on until the first of the year so he has plenty of sick days. He has changed his mind though and decided the hand has become a bigger issure than his knee so it will probably be the thing that gets surgery first.
I guess I am going to sit and knit, then at 9 watch Burn Notice from Thursday as I fell asleep again and missed the episode. It always repeats on Saturday morning at 9! Have a great Saturday all. Faye