Black Friday

Had an appointment at the Oakridge Apple Store this morning.  They couldn't figure out why I have to keep changing my Apple ID password - sometimes 3 times a day. They sent a message to Apple help and they immediately called my cell.  Fellow had to get his boss to help.  Finally decided I should get rid of Shaw email as they've seen security problem with it before.  I came home and changed to my Gmail.  Fingers crossed.

Lost my iTouch months ago. Bought a new one and got a $50 gift card that I side for the cover and an adapter so it hopefully will work with my car radio.

Picked up lunch at Quizmo's and a big latte at Starbucks.

Slept well last night.

Snow ready

Couldn't get into Blogger last night to write my post.  Works fine this morning.

Took my car to Open Road Toyota in Richmond for servicing.  They changed the oil, fixed another airbag recall and put on my tires.  So nice having them store my tires so I don't have to worry about a someone stealing them from my locker in the dark underground parking lot.  Took 3 hours, mostly the recall.  Walk across the road to Fender's for lunch - egg salad sandwich and pumpkin pie.  Had my Kobo and a good book to kill time.  Bought gas and a Starbucks for a Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate. 

Tried new recipe for dinner and it was a winner - Avocado, Chicken & Walnut Salad. 

Had very little sleep Wednesday night, so was tired all day.  Canucks woke me up.  Much better game.  

Grocery delivery

Went to the Oakridge Safeway and filled up a cart.  Had to leave it halfway through to go to the bathroom in the food court. A pain not having a bathroom in the store.  Brought home a BBQ chicken & a Starbucks latte for lunch.  Delivery of the rest of the cart took a while as I put down the wrong apartment.  Confusing to my old chemo brain that I was in 301 across the street and am now in 308.

Think my feet are getting worse.  Finished the chemo this morning and have 7 days off.  Hope they get better during the break.  Slept a while this afternoon.

How high?

Met up with Pam, Lori and Maureen at Sungod at 9:30. We headed back to North Surrey to find more of our solved puzzles. Vince met us at one of his with a ladder and climbed up to sign the log for us.  We took him to Moxie's for lunch.  Yelp reviews were right about the slow service but the food was really good - chicken chipotle quesadilla served with house-made tortilla chips, spicy chipotle yogurt, salsa fresca & fresh cilantro + side spring mix salad.  Had a good visit with Vince, sharing geocaching adventures and getting tips.

Continued on until it was getting dark.  Back to my car about 4:30. Stopped at Krispy Kreme for the bathroom and a treat for dinner.  Home by 5:30 and really tired.  A good day of caching.  

Osaka

Grocery shopping at Safeway.  Picked up a bento box and an extra avocado roll at Osaka Sushi.  The California and avocado rolls were my dinner.

Really tired all day.  Canucks didn't help.

Grey Cup

Woke up, showered, ate breakfast, took chemo and promptly fell asleep.  Felt tired all day.

Watched Canadian Women tie Mexico in a soccer friendly in B.C. Place.  Then watched Saskatchewan cream Hamilton in the Grey Cup.  Why did we trade Geroy!

Both heels are sore so not walking much.

Bookish day

Quiet day on Saturday, reading and watching TV.

Canucks keep shooting a lot but not scoring.  Luck has to change soon.

Haircut

Had a haircut at 3:00.  Mei was impressed by my curly hair at the back.  Feels much better short.

Stopped at Safeway for groceries and was home by 4:30.

So glad the Canucks had a blowout game tonight.  The dry spell is over.

Day of rest

Stayed in.  Gorgeous day but cold.

Good day for reading. Fell asleep a few times but feel good, except purple feet.

Mets group

Finally made it to my metastatic support group. Haven't been for ages so it was good to see everyone.   A few are on the same drug.  One woman took it for two years.

Bought groceries at Granville Island.  Sure helps having the handicapped card.

Fell asleep for a while after lunch.  Pam dropped off my laundry.  I have such good friends.

Brrrr

Windy start this morning.  Met Lori, Pam & Maureen at Sungod in North Delta.  We headed for North Surrey to find more puzzles.  A couple evaded us but we emailed & phoned other cachers for hints.  Ended up with just 1 DNF and I logged 15.  It was cold out there.

An accident and stall on the Knight St. Bridge caused a big jam on Oak.  I detoured for some Chinese takeout, especially hot & sour soup.  Home just after 6.

Feet prickly and purple so I slathered on the Udderly Smooth.

Another sleepy day

Decided to stay in as the forecast was for rain all day.  

Watched the Toronto meeting where they took away most of Rob Ford's power.  He ran into a councilor and should be charged with assault as he didn't seem to care that she was bruised. Such a train wreck.  Everyone is far beyond feeling sorry for an addict.  The more he talks to the press, the dumber he looks.  

Hard to stay awake tonight.  Me feet look bad but don't hurt much. 

Football day

Watched the Eastern final.  Glad Hamilton won after idiot Mayor Ford said Toronto was going to spank them. Such an infantile idiot.  Then watched Seattle win another one.  Super Bowl coming?  Flipped to the Western final during the commercials. Too bad the Canucks couldn't play as well.

Finished reading 1491.  Amazing book that every Aboriginal in the Americas should read.  Starting The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo.  

Sears

Headed to Sears in Richmond this morning.  There's a big hole in my flannel sheet.  Got a new set for half price.  Picked up groceries at IGA.  Needed my cart to get up the stairs.

Home by noon and read all day.  My eyes are a bother by bedtime lately.  Burning and gritty feeling.   Not particularly dry.

Stormy weather

This was a good day to stay home.  Wet and windy out there

Good sleep last night but still tired.  Still putting Udderly Smooth on my feet and hands. Getting prickly feeling in both.  Feet look gross in the evening.  Swollen and purple.

Apple ID frustration

I keep having to change the password for my Apple ID - 3 times today!  It's been going on since December and I'm getting frustrated.

Fell asleep after breakfast, in the afternoon and during the Canucks game.  Have a sore big toe that looks angry tonight.

Bone mets

Had to be at the Cancer Agency at 9 for bloodwork.  Took a while to get it flowing from my port.  My oncologist appointment was at 11:30, so I went grocery shopping at Granville Island.  Had a cooler bag and ice packs to keep it safe.  Sat in my car on the dock and read for a while

Saw one of the oncology GPs.  Always a good sign when I don't see Karen.  The bone scan showed some cancer in two ribs - one on each side.  They are going to check the back CT Scans and do another one before my next appointment.  She was pleased with how well I looked and they hope the chemo will take care of the ribs.

Picked up a bento box on the way home.  Fell asleep for a while.  

Choo Choo's

We went towards Langley today to find more puzzles that we had solved.  I ended up with 15 puzzle & traditional caches.  It rained as I drove through Richmond but not much once we started our task.  Had a good lunch at Choo Choo's - mini schnitzel.

Lori dropped me off at my car in the Sungod parking lot.  Had to make a bathroom stop at Krispy Kreme.  Too far to walk to the one in Sungod.  Bought a couple of donuts and headed home.  Made it just after 6:00. 

Too tired to make dinner for a while.  

Remembrance Day

Got up and watched the Ottawa and Vancouver ceremonies.  Never get tired of it.

Took my radio back to London Drugs. The clerk said she loved it, plugged it in and it worked perfectly with my iPhone.  No idea what I was doing wrong.  Love eager service

Picked up a drink from Starbuck's and a taco salad on the way home.

One out of three

Got set for a day of sports.  Seahawks didn't disappoint.  Won 9th game out of 10.  Lions played next.  Think the -22 temperature wore them out as they lost a game they dominated.  End of the season for them.   So maybe the Canucks would perk me up?  No hope.  

We need to remember current vets tomorrow, not just our fathers.  

http://www.itv.com/news/2013-11-08/bryan-adams-photographs-wounded-servicemen-for-book/

Sleepy day

Kept falling asleep through the day. The Canucks game was so bad it didn't matter that I missed some of it.

Stayed in, reading and watching stuff I'd recorded on my PVR B

Can't win

Got caught in big traffic jam on Marine Dr due to construct and then filming.  Finally reached London Drugs to return a clock I bought a few days ago.  I really had wanted a clock radio.  Finally chose one and went to the till waited in line for a while and then was sent to to front for returns.  Stood in a longer line and was sent to the electronics department.  Of course, when I got home I couldn't get it to work with my iPhone, even thought it had the right connector.  Another return coming.

Was more successful at Safeway.  Brought home Japanese takeout for lunch and dinner.   First bit of diarrhea this morning, so thought all that rice would help.  Also bought some grapefruit.  Some sites say not to take it with the chemo drug I'm on. Others recommend them for diarrhea.  My plan is to split the difference.  I'll eat them on my week off, not when taking the Capecitabine.

Challenges

Spent the day working on puzzles and figuring out what I need for a series of challenge caches near Portland.

Still really tired after being out last night.  A snoozy day.

Geocaching in Space

Spent a quiet day.  Worked on Geocaching challenges.

Lori and Maureen picked me up at 5:40 and we met Pam, Carol & Val at the Minoas Greek Taverna in Burnaby.  Really good meal of lamb souvlaki. 

Attended an event  called Geocaching in Space by the library near Metrotown.  Geocaching Travel Bug is hitching a ride with astronaut Rick Mastracchio straight to the International Space Station. The mission is currently scheduled to launch from Kazakhstan at 4:08 GMT on November 7, which is November 6 at 8:08 p.m. here in the Lower Mainland.  Someone had a tablet and we watched the launch.  

Glad to get home.  Latest I've been out for a while.  Luckily the predicted storm held off. 

Puzzling in Surrey

Met Lori, Pam & Maureen at Sungod.  We spent the day finding puzzle caches we'd solved.  Avoided the rain most of the time.  I did the navigating and stayed in the car with my Kobo.

Weird political day.  So pitiful watching Mayor Ford lie and corrupt Senators whine.

Stayed awake all day. It's the end of chemo for a week.  My feet are slowly getting worse.  Can't walk very far.  Salted caramel hot chocolate and a cranberry bliss from Starbuck's helped.  Good thing I needed a bathroom stop on the way home.

Grocery run

All I seem to do is buy food.  Went to Byrne Rd in Burnaby.  Didn't try getting into VanCity as it was a construction site.  The big open sign didn't entice me.  Got everything on my list at London a Drugs.   Loaded up at Cobs and got some Mandarin oranges.  Took a burrito home for lunch.

Slept well but kept falling asleep this afternoon.

Seahawks

Don't usually watch U.S. football, but the Seahawks are worth watching this year.  Behind 21 points at the half and they won in overtime.  Amazing.

Slept well but fell asleep a few times today. Can't complain if fatigue is my main side effect.

Windy day

Stayed inside today.  Lots of wind and rain.

Stong's delivered a big box of groceries and a couple of flats of water.  Made stew in my crock pot for the first time in ages.  Got 10 meals out of it.  Ate one and froze the rest.

Cold is getting better and the pain is gone in my feet.

Fall has arrived

Dull day and raining hard tonight.  Stayed inside and dry.

Did a big Stong's order that will come tomorrow.  Put off making stew since the beef broth was still frozen.  Had chick pea curry for dinner instead.

My heal seems better today.  Udderly Smooth to the rescue.