April 19, 2024

Friday - Cloudy, rainy and cooler

I woke up before my alarm this morning, I went downstairs and then came back upstairs and got changed. I tried to go back to sleep for a while, but the housebuilding nearby was really noisy and I just couldn’t fall asleep. I ended up getting up a bit earlier than usual and watching the news on TV. 

I grabbed my breakfast and tried to decide if K was still at the house or if she was out (I think she was in). I came upstairs to eat and then a bit later, I took a nap. I did manage to sleep for a few minutes and woke up feeling refreshed.

I made my lunch around 2:30 and then came back upstairs. I did watch Fringe today, two episodes, and they were fabulous. One of the episodes that I watched was like it was from a different series…it took the story and turned it on its head.  I was blown away. It worked, but wow!

F called around 5:15 and said he was on his way back. He wanted to stop at a grocery store to get things for himself. He asked if I wanted anything so I suggested getting something for dessert. 

I went downstairs and got started on dinner. F came back and had bought some ice cream for us all. That went into the freezer. I asked him if he wanted me to cook right away or if I should serve dinner at 7 pm. He said right away, so I got on with dinner. We had pasta with a store-bought sauce, ham and salad. We also had the ice cream that F bought too. 

F didn’t like the pasta, but I did. I did the dishes and they didn’t take too long tonight since I’d only used one pan and just a few plates. I went upstairs when I was finished.  

I was working on my knitting when F came up and asked if I wanted to go out. Nope. He offered to take me out for karaoke but that surprised me a bit. I was planning to take a shower in a bit so I didn’t want to go out! 

I watched a bit of YouTube and then went and took my shower. When I finished I came upstairs and watched an episode of The Great British Sewing Bee. It made a nice change!

F went to sleep a bit earlier. I’m a little sad. He’s spent the evening as he does, with an earphone in or a pair of headphones on. I have things that I want to talk to him about but I refuse to talk to him about important things when he’s only listening to me with one ear. And, he’s always only listening to me with one ear. When he bothers to listen at all. 

Well, that’s about it for me for today. Tomorrow we have a doctor’s appointment and I hope that we’ll go and see a movie at Machi-kine in the evening too. 

Come back later if you like and hear all about my Saturday. Until tomorrow….

April 18, 2024

Thursday - Warm and sunny

This morning was a tad odd. F dropped something while he was getting ready and it woke me up. I looked at him and he apologized and I went back to sleep for a while!  Then, I woke up and went downstairs. I came back to the room and it was still early. It wasn’t even 9 am yet so I got partially dressed and went back to bed. I overslept of course, but so what. 

I got up finally, finished getting dressed and then went downstairs. I took a load of clothes downstairs with me and put them in the washing machine. I did two loads of laundry today and it was about time! I have damp clothing all over our bedroom now.

When I went downstairs to make my lunch, I remembered that I was supposed to make ginger pork for dinner so I set it up. I grated some ginger, added it to soy sauce and then I put it on the pork slices. I put them back into the fridge and finished making my lunch. 

I went back upstairs and ate lunch. Of course, I watched an episode of Fringe. After I watched the news, I watched another episode of Fringe and it was good too. They killed off one of the variations of a character so it was a little sad. 

I went downstairs around 6 pm and got started on dinner. Tonight I did ginger pork, with salad, guacamole, leftovers, potato salad and cup soup. I enjoyed it, I’m not sure if everyone else did too or not.

I did the dishes afterwards and then I went upstairs. F and I got ready to go to the store and he informed me that he was coming into the store with me. Oh well. He’s allowed to, I just knew that it would take longer and cost more to let him in the shop. And it did!

We came back to the house and I ended up putting away the groceries. I went upstairs and at 11 pm I watched The Rookie. I think it was the last one of the season and it was good. It left a few cliffhangers too.

I turned off the TV after the show and got stuck into my computer. I did have a little chat with my BFF though. That was nice. She’d received her birthday present and liked it too. Woot!

And that’s it. We’re sliding into the weekend and I’m not sure what is going to happen then.

Come back later if you like and hear all about my Friday. Until tomorrow….

April 17, 2024

Wednesday - Sunny and warmish

I woke up early this morning. It was around 7:30. F had already left for work. I went downstairs and then came back upstairs and went back to bed. I thought I’d get up early, but I ended up oversleeping again. Sigh.

I went downstairs, grabbed breakfast and then came back upstairs to eat. I watched some YouTube and also the news on TV. 

Later on, I went downstairs and made my lunch. I brought it upstairs and ate while watching two episodes of Fringe. I did a little knitting too when I finished my lunch.

Today was a bit interesting since K didn’t spend all day in bed. She was up for most of the day. Every time I went downstairs I could hear her TV.

I went downstairs around 6pm and took some plastic bottles down for recycling. I’ll have to send the bag out next week. I got started on dinner. F came back a little bit later and we had a nice reunion.  

Tonight I did roasted vegetables with the nice Costco wieners/sausages and a salad. I was annoyed at F and K since both of them were plunked down at the table waiting to be served. Sigh. I did a couple of batches of veggies in the air fryer and they turned out very nicely today. 

After dinner, I did the dishes and happily, they weren’t too bad. I had done a few as I was working before dinner, so there weren’t as many as there could be. 

When I finished the dishes, I did up the garbage in the kitchen and also in the bathroom. I put the full bag in the genkan and then went upstairs. 

I relaxed for a bit but then did up my garbage in the bedroom. I left the bag for F to put his stuff in. 

I went downstairs to take a shower and took a towelket downstairs with me to wash. I wanted F to show me how to use the dryer function on the washing machine. He did, so I washed my towelket and I’m drying it now too. K was up and waylaid F on his way to the washroom. She thinks that she grabbed the wrong coat from her Saturday Day Care thing and was all upset about it! Eye roll. 

I took my shower and then came upstairs and watched another episode of Fringe. Yay me. I hope that I’ll be able to finish the series before the end of the month. I’m more than halfway through the fourth season so I’m getting there. 

I did more knitting too. I’m nearly at the time when I have to change to the new double-point needles. Woot. I’m a bit nervous. It’s been a while since I used double-pointed needles. 

When I turned the TV back to the DVR from the Fire Disk, I discovered that there had been a big earthquake down south, in Oita. I think everyone that I know in the area will be okay, many of the ladies had posted on Facebook.  There wasn’t going to be any tsunami, thankfully. 

I spent the rest of the evening watching YouTube and getting ready to blog. I’m off to bed as soon as I post this. Well, I’ll probably have to hang up my towelket first if it isn’t dry, but that’s okay too!

Come back later if you like and hear all about my Thursday. Until tomorrow….

April 16, 2024

Tuesday - Cooler and a bit rainy

I think F woke me up again this morning, but I fell back asleep after that. I woke up around 9 and got up a bit later. I had to make a trip downstairs and then I came back upstairs, got dressed and went back to sleep for a little bit. 

When I got up again, I grabbed breakfast and then came back upstairs to eat. I had a quiet afternoon and yes, over lunch, there was more Fringe! I watched two episodes. I am just enjoying this show so much. I can’t believe that it is just that good.

I went downstairs around 5 pm and found that I’d had a delivery. Last week I had ordered myself a set of double-pointed knitting needles. I found them in the mail slot. I was happy to get them. I looked at them and they looked great. 

F and I texted around 5:15 and he said he was on the way home.  I went downstairs a bit later to get started on dinner. Tonight I made a pork stir-fry and served that with salad and the rice that F had made for me last night. I also put a container of kimchi on the table which was quite popular too.

I did the dishes after dinner and then came upstairs to change. F and I went out to the grocery store and I went in and bought a few groceries.  I managed to get everything I needed, I think! I came out to the car and F got on the road and then remembered that he needed to buy gas. I suggested that we go and get it now. It was almost like a date! We didn’t go back to the house straight after grocery shopping. I get awfully tired of that!

Back at the house, I put away the groceries and then went upstairs. I put on my PJs and at 11 pm I watched FBI: Most Wanted. It was a pretty good episode. I quite like the FBI shows. 

F went to bed during the show and seems to be sleeping away. I’ve spent a bit of time watching YouTube and finishing up some of my evening computer things. 

I’m not sure what I’m going to get up to tomorrow. I really need to make a start on the laundry and hopefully, during the day I’ll get to do a couple of rows of my knitted hat. I’d like to finish it before summer is completely here. 

Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow….

  

April 15, 2024

Monday - Hot and Sunny

F did wake me up this morning, but I fell back asleep right away. I did wake up a bit after 9 and went downstairs, then I did my usual thing of getting dressed and going back to bed. I snoozed for a while.

I grabbed breakfast a bit later and came upstairs to eat it. I had a quiet day really. I watched a bit of YouTube and some news on TV. After a while, I grabbed my lunch and came back upstairs to eat it. If you assumed that I watched some Fringe as well, you are correct.  I watched two episodes today. One of the episodes concentrated on one of the background characters and it was really nice to see. I watched more news at 4 pm and relaxed for a bit after that. 

F didn’t call as I knew that he would be back late from work, so I went downstairs and got started on dinner. Tonight I made toaster oven chicken with a yuzu-kosho powder on it with macaroni and cheese, salad, beets and radishes on the side. At the last moment, I added on some rice for K. F appeared a few minutes later and sat down with us. K hadn’t even started yet, which quite annoyed me. She is so odd. She won’t wear her false teeth except for eating, so when it is time to eat, she has to run and get them. But, she won’t get them early. She’ll see me set the table, but there’s some disconnect in her brain that makes her think she has to wait until all of us are at the table. She didn’t get her teeth until F had arrived. 

After our meal, I did the dishes and then basically just went upstairs. I took a can of A&W Root Beer with me. I picked up a pack the last time I went to Costco and I’ve been enjoying it so much in the evenings. 

A bit after 10 I went downstairs again and took a shower. I came back upstairs just in time to watch the finale of Project Runway Season 20.  It was a good show and I picked the winner before they announced it!  It was a bit of a departure from the usual finale. They gave them 8 days to make their collections and they did it at the usual workroom. There was none of them going back to their homes and being visited. I kind of missed that.

Well, that’s about it for today. Since midnight I’ve been watching YouTube and chilling out. 

Tomorrow I’ll be cooking dinner again. The plan is to do a stir-fry.  We’ll probably have to do a little grocery shopping afterwards as well. 

Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow….

April 14, 2024

Sunday - Hot and sunny

I got up this morning…no, I didn’t. I got up this afternoon, but hey, it’s Sunday and F had come back to bed too. 

F had suggested going to Karaoke today and having lunch there. I thought it was a good idea since we haven’t been to karaoke in ages. We arrived at Domu in downtown Tsuruoka and were able to get a room right away. Yay. We ordered our lunch and then went to the room and started singing. F sang a couple of songs and then basically stopped. He didn’t seem to be feeling that well as he put his feet up and spent the rest of the time lying on the bench. Sigh. I did most of the singing. I didn’t mind, but I did feel rather sad about it.  Lunch was good, I had pasta, and F had ramen.  After that, he ordered some more food. He suggested a deep-fried platter but I begged off. I suggested some veggie sticks and cabbage. F ordered them and also added on some nankotsu as well. We both really enjoyed the vegetables. He was glad I suggested them.

We left the karaoke box around 4:30 or so. We did some grocery shopping next. I went around the grocery store and bought groceries for tonight, and the next two days. Hopefully, I got enough.

We drove back to the house, I put the food away and went upstairs. Originally, F was supposed to wash the car, but he decided not to do that. 

Around 6 pm, F suggested going for dinner, but since I’d picked the restaurant I wanted to wait for a while. We headed out around 7 pm and were able to get in right away. I checked my app for the restaurant and I was able to get a free special dessert because of the number of points we’ve collected. Woot. We ordered our meal and enjoyed it mostly!  I had a hamburger, F had a seafood doria and we shared a plate of fries. Plus, we had drink bar as well. At the end, I requested the dessert and it was huge! It was served on a two-tier tray with a bunch of fruit, pudding, cakes and macarons.  It was gorgeous! I managed to give F a little of it, mostly the fruit, but he wouldn’t take any of the cake. Yes, I ate it and it was nice!

Photo cropped a lot as there was someone's face in the corner. Sorry!

After our dinner, we made a quick stop at a drugstore and then just came back to the house. I watched last night’s FBI and then guess what? You’ll never guess….an episode of Fringe. It was good again. I am rather sad that the show didn’t last more than 5 seasons.

F went to bed around 11 and seems to be sleeping now. He’s got a long day tomorrow and might be back late from work. 

I’m not sure what I’ll do tomorrow. I might do some laundry, or I might not. I often wait until Tuesday. I will have to cook dinner again as well. 

Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow….

April 13, 2024

Saturday - Warm and sunny

I first woke up around 9 this morning. I had to make a trip downstairs then returned upstairs and went back to sleep. I didn’t really get up and out of bed until noon when F came up to the room and asked about lunch. 

I got dressed and talked to him about lunch. I wondered if yakiniku would do and he said it was okay. We went to Togashi on the other side of the city. We were able to get in right away and had a good meal there. We had the same kind of yakiniku, but one was salt and one was tare-flavoured. We shared the meat. 

After lunch, we went to Starbucks and had a drink. F had a Frappuccino and I had a chamomile tea latte. We enjoyed ourselves, but soon, F wanted to go back to the house to wait for his mother.

I spent a lot of time upstairs watching YouTube and relaxing. F came upstairs and announced that he had a headache. That usually means he doesn’t want to go to the movie or have a nice dinner. However, a little while later he said that he was okay to go out. 

F made dinner for his mother and then we went out. I had suggested a gyudon shop, the one that does fried chicken since I like it there. We went over and ordered at the machine. I got French Fries and chicken, and F got a croquette and chicken. Well, we got our croquette and the fries early, but it took ages for the chicken to be done. Gyudon shops like the one we went to are supposed to be fast, it took half an hour for our fried chicken to be made. We were nearly at the point of cancelling it when it was finally served. We gobbled down the chicken, which was hard as it was very hot and then left the restaurant.

We zoomed over to Machinaka-Kinema and paid to go in and see Till. We had to wait a few minutes, but were two of the three people in the audience! And we got the large cinema too. It was a fabulous film with good acting so it was sad that it wasn’t busier. It was a sad story and I must admit that I shed a few tears at the end.

We left the cinema and went to MaxValu. F wanted stuff for K’s breakfast. I wanted something else to eat, but I couldn’t find much there. Most of their deli section was picked over and I didn’t want more chicken! I got a cheesy bun at the bakery section.  As we left, I asked F if we could go to a convenience store on the way back to the house. He obliged me!  I picked up a bacon and cheese tortilla. We came back to the house.

F heated up some yakitori we had in the fridge and then promptly dropped half of it on the floor. I heated my tortilla and went upstairs to eat. 

I ate and then around midnight decided that I really needed to take a shower. I took one and then came back upstairs where I’ve been ever since. 

I’m not sure what is going to happen tomorrow. F talked about going to karaoke earlier, but I’m not sure if he meant it. He’ll probably weasel out of it again. I’ll have to do my regular grocery shop and pick up a few other things if I have the chance.

Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow….