Thursday 8/25/22

5:25am I’m above the dirt. I was up until 1:20 this morning. Well, I was sleeping in my wheelchair when the aide came in to put me to bed. Pain level was at a three on my one to give scale. I think I managed to get some sleep. I don’t remember any weird dreams. But I didn’t sleep very soundly for some reason.  I was awake when you shre c ame to get me out of bed at five.

Oh, I remember this one dream about my mother. She fixed a fancy meal for the entire time family? The frig was full of food. I was in the kitchen pigging out on leftovers. I remember? eating a couple ham and cheese hot pockets. The entire atmosphere was nice, warm and loving. The kitchen was a mess but we all pitched in to clean it up. I didn’t want this dream to end.

Eight more days and I get my SS check. I am usually compiling a list of ten to twenty books I’m going to buy. But not for this month. I’m going to buy two books. First Stephen King is coming out with Fairy Tales for $16.99. Then David Baldacci The 6:20 Man for $14.99. I also would like to subscribe to the New York Times fot $19.99 a month That is $51.97 for reading material The rest goes on credit cards and getting my rent caught up.

I feel good fot a change. I do not feel tired or sleepy. . I am not in excruciating pain Bladder is at rest. Life is good.

7:43am I just finished my breakfast. I had two egg with cheese sandwiches, hot oatmeal cereal and two cups of coffee and a glass oj.  I  talked with Chocolatechip after I ate. She in good spirits Chocolatechip is going out with her sister Kathleen and her daughter Anne on the first. She aslp mentioned about hearing from Capital one. Her new credit card will arrive on the 31st. Then she said they want to increase her credit  line.

We talked about our simpler things used to be on the first. We would get ready to go on the van that would transport us to the bank and Walmart. We would get our monthly groceries then go home. I would pay my bills online then take my money order for rent to the office. Life was a lot easier . We both agree that finances and everything else got more complicated as we got older.

She talked about Wayne for a little bit. Chocolatechip said she hopes he is in heaven with his family. She went on to say he lived a hard life. I said he smoked pot and drank. All of it catches up with you as you age. Chocolatechip said Wayne told her he did cocaine once in awhe. I knew he did pot but not coke. Still it was a shame he passed at 61. Chocolatechip said we were the same age.

We talked about a lot of different things. I talked about my finances and said I’m going to get that Stephen King book. I also said I am almost finished with that one book What Hath God Wrought. I said I really enjoyed reading it and I thought it one of the best books on U.S. history I ever read. Chocolatechip said her weakness subject was history and her best was English.

We cut our conversation short.  She said she wanted to take a shower. I wanted to write some more in my diary and start reading my book. I have 1 1/2 chapters to go I feel awake enough where I can  concentrate Perhaps I can finish it today.