No “April Fool” Here

April 1, 2008
Peoria, AZ

There’s nothing much new to report, so I’ll just post a quick update.

Sunday was a quiet day. Geri was suffering more than usual with the after effects of her dental surgery. She made meatballs for sauce and did up a batch of ground meat for burgers. She took a page from our friend from Indio, Wayne, and mixed in an olive tapenade. It was quite good, but we should have split it into two batches. She had hers straight up and I had mine on toast. Too much!

Yesterday (Monday), was for unplanned activities. Even though she was scheduled for stitch removal on Tuesday, Geri ended up calling the dentist and was able to get in early because she was in so much discomfort. They ended up taking the stitches out, and determined that the healing process is proceeding, but not as fast as hoped. This is due to the amount of work done (2 implants, 1 extraction, bone graft, skin graft) and the location. As a result, we’ve had to rework our schedule for the next couple of weeks, and have deferred our departure by a few days to allow for a couple of extra appointments to make sure everything is OK. Since we didn’t have a definitive plan in place (i.e., no reservations made anywhere), this change was fine.

Geri made pasta and sauce last night, so we had a nice dinner with plenty left for a second meal. I spent several hours working on the “eBay project”, posting some additional items, responding to questions, and packing and shipping things that were paid for. It’s nice to get some $$$ for things just sitting around the house, but it’s almost like a full time job.

Today was more eBay stuff (international shipping is more complicated but still relatively easy with the tools they provide) and then off to the groomers for the pups. They really needed to be cut, and they have been suffering from allergies, so we hope this will help. For dinner, Geri had quiche (soft foods), so I grilled a steak and made a few parmesan fries to go with. With a 2000 Chateau de Bedat Bordeaux, we were quite satisfied.

Tomorrow is a “coach day”, when I’ll put in a few hours on loading and maintenance tasks, after I pack and ship a few things. It should be fun…