Dear Family and Friends,
Just back from the lovely Oakland airport and Marilyn is safely arrived. Her plane was actually early and our trip home was fun as we caught up on our families.
Today has been busy, started in Pittsburg this morning, then Stockton, then Discovery Bay and then while I waited for Kallies soccer game I did another driveby nearby.
Kallie is so very cute on the field with other little children playing soccer. She is just what I expected, she gets her eye on the ball and goes right through the pack of less strong kiddos. It is a hoot to watch her in action and it seemed important to her that I come see her play. So much fun.
Well since my first appointment is at 8 in a nearby town in the morning I think I'll cut this short and head to bed.
Love to all
Life is good
Tim
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Alone again
Good evening
With sadness I watched Barb and Gerry drive away this afternoon about 2 pm. I was awakened this morning at 6 by a call from the east coast, a client with rude tendencies for sure. Anyway I took the call and later in the morning set up an appointment to see a property in Sac. Gerry and I drove up to see it, then back and then he and Barb loaded up and drove to Sac, to go home. It was a great visit and I was very glad to see them and spend fun times.
I'm getting busy again right now, with little down time. In the morning I go first to Pittsburg to see a property, then to Stockton, then back to Discovery Bay to see yet another. Then back to the office to ship stuff out.
The weather has been delightful and the afternoon was even more fun as Keanna came to do her homework, watch some TV and eat her lunch. She is a very busy girl and has turned into quite the sketch artist.
This afternoon kallie came in for a minute or two and fed Pooka and chased the cats.
Well its bedtime and I'm so glad to have a nice cozy bed to enjoy. Life is good, busy and hectic but still good.
Love to all,
Thanks Barb and Gerry for blessing me with your presence! Our steel cut oats were good this morning. I thought and thought about how I could cook enough for all of us, I floated a tupperwear with 3/4 cup of steel cut oats in the slow cooker. It did a great job on the oats and we all enjoyed our breakfast. So thats another idea. You can cook larger serving of steel cut oats in the slow cooker and it works great.
Tim
With sadness I watched Barb and Gerry drive away this afternoon about 2 pm. I was awakened this morning at 6 by a call from the east coast, a client with rude tendencies for sure. Anyway I took the call and later in the morning set up an appointment to see a property in Sac. Gerry and I drove up to see it, then back and then he and Barb loaded up and drove to Sac, to go home. It was a great visit and I was very glad to see them and spend fun times.
I'm getting busy again right now, with little down time. In the morning I go first to Pittsburg to see a property, then to Stockton, then back to Discovery Bay to see yet another. Then back to the office to ship stuff out.
The weather has been delightful and the afternoon was even more fun as Keanna came to do her homework, watch some TV and eat her lunch. She is a very busy girl and has turned into quite the sketch artist.
This afternoon kallie came in for a minute or two and fed Pooka and chased the cats.
Well its bedtime and I'm so glad to have a nice cozy bed to enjoy. Life is good, busy and hectic but still good.
Love to all,
Thanks Barb and Gerry for blessing me with your presence! Our steel cut oats were good this morning. I thought and thought about how I could cook enough for all of us, I floated a tupperwear with 3/4 cup of steel cut oats in the slow cooker. It did a great job on the oats and we all enjoyed our breakfast. So thats another idea. You can cook larger serving of steel cut oats in the slow cooker and it works great.
Tim
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Barb and Gerry arrive
Dear Family and Friends,
So this has been an interesting day. Up at 6, in San Leandro at 10 and what a house. The couple living there are artists, she makes hats, is from the big easy and the whole house is filled with beautiful and memorable things. she is a real character and made the visit really interesting.
Then it was a race to Antioch where a very anxious owned paced in the garage as I arrived. I mean this is a homeowner that was highly motivated. The order only arrived yesterday at this time of day and he is ready for me to complete my work and submit the report.
After seeing both places I stopped at In N Out for a cheese sandwich and then on to a driveby appraisal review in Pittsburg. Finally I headed home and was only home a few minutes when Barb and Gerry arrived. Once unloaded we chatted for a few minutes and then left for Antioch where we connected with Nikki and the girls and my friend Janice joined us. This was her first time to meet the girls and that was fun.
Now we are back home, Barb and Gerry have headed to bed and I'm doing a bit of work before I turn in.
For those of you who live alone you will know about what I'm about to say but for those of you who are fortunate enough not to have to live alone you might not fully appreciate just how great it is to have people in the house, people making noises, doing things instead of just the boredom of always being alone, if you speak you have to answer yourself, if you sing, no one hears, if you seek advice there are no answers. So to have guests, friends here is really special and I'm very thankful for it tonight.
Sending love to all,
Tim
So this has been an interesting day. Up at 6, in San Leandro at 10 and what a house. The couple living there are artists, she makes hats, is from the big easy and the whole house is filled with beautiful and memorable things. she is a real character and made the visit really interesting.
Then it was a race to Antioch where a very anxious owned paced in the garage as I arrived. I mean this is a homeowner that was highly motivated. The order only arrived yesterday at this time of day and he is ready for me to complete my work and submit the report.
After seeing both places I stopped at In N Out for a cheese sandwich and then on to a driveby appraisal review in Pittsburg. Finally I headed home and was only home a few minutes when Barb and Gerry arrived. Once unloaded we chatted for a few minutes and then left for Antioch where we connected with Nikki and the girls and my friend Janice joined us. This was her first time to meet the girls and that was fun.
Now we are back home, Barb and Gerry have headed to bed and I'm doing a bit of work before I turn in.
For those of you who live alone you will know about what I'm about to say but for those of you who are fortunate enough not to have to live alone you might not fully appreciate just how great it is to have people in the house, people making noises, doing things instead of just the boredom of always being alone, if you speak you have to answer yourself, if you sing, no one hears, if you seek advice there are no answers. So to have guests, friends here is really special and I'm very thankful for it tonight.
Sending love to all,
Tim
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Glad for guests
Dear Family and Friends,
So I've been very low key today, of course the day started with my having to be at a front door in Stockton at Weston Ranch at 8:30 this morning. And I was actually there in the chilly morning air shooting front photos at 8:30 am. I found a very nice home on a huge lot with an empty swimming pool, yards of patio and RV parking. In spite of being located in a subdivision the property had 1/3 of an acre when more typical sites there are about 5,000 sf.
Once I completed my work on this property taking Freeway 5 I headed for Fremont to take a photo of a new railing for three steps leading from the house to the yard. I had not called for the railing to be added but someone in the FHA organization decided a railing was needed and put through the order that I go back and confirm the work was done. So I drove there for $75, shot my photos, chatted with the owner and scratched her cute little doggies back and headed home. Of course there was a Starbucks stop in near Ruby Hill for a decaf skinny Peppermint Mocha in Venti size. I'm told it has 180 calories and if I'm careful I can make it last 2 hours.
All the while I was driving I was listening to a book called Nikki Heat. This is a book about the same basic characters as are now seen on the TV show Castle. The book is a good read and very interesting. I grabbed it at the library the other day and with the new radio working so well the book is very enjoyable.
I arrived back home, skipped lunch since I had stopped at Nations in Tracy this morning for breakfast and had a huge meal, omelet, wheat toast, OJ and potatoes. Wow, lots of calories and it was so good.
Once I was in my work chair I felt sleepy and since last night was fairly short, I stayed up late, I fell asleep in my chair, several times I woke up and tried to sit up but just fell back asleep again, I must have slept for a couple hours but finally woke up refreshed.
Now I'm trying to get appointments for this week and attempt to get some work done, my heart is not in it. I'm feeling lazy and tired of the rat race that we are all caught up in. Nikki and Steve are so busy they can hardly breathe, Jason and Jo are extremely busy as well with school, teaching, children and even though its just me I do grow tired of working long hours without much relief.
So it with no small degree of anticipation that I look foward to having friends visit this week. First Barb and Gerry and then later in the week Marilyn. It will be great to have friends to chat with, eat with and just catch up. Love it.
Well here comes the week, ready or not.
May God guide us as we try to make sense out of life in American at this time.
Love
tim
So I've been very low key today, of course the day started with my having to be at a front door in Stockton at Weston Ranch at 8:30 this morning. And I was actually there in the chilly morning air shooting front photos at 8:30 am. I found a very nice home on a huge lot with an empty swimming pool, yards of patio and RV parking. In spite of being located in a subdivision the property had 1/3 of an acre when more typical sites there are about 5,000 sf.
Once I completed my work on this property taking Freeway 5 I headed for Fremont to take a photo of a new railing for three steps leading from the house to the yard. I had not called for the railing to be added but someone in the FHA organization decided a railing was needed and put through the order that I go back and confirm the work was done. So I drove there for $75, shot my photos, chatted with the owner and scratched her cute little doggies back and headed home. Of course there was a Starbucks stop in near Ruby Hill for a decaf skinny Peppermint Mocha in Venti size. I'm told it has 180 calories and if I'm careful I can make it last 2 hours.
All the while I was driving I was listening to a book called Nikki Heat. This is a book about the same basic characters as are now seen on the TV show Castle. The book is a good read and very interesting. I grabbed it at the library the other day and with the new radio working so well the book is very enjoyable.
I arrived back home, skipped lunch since I had stopped at Nations in Tracy this morning for breakfast and had a huge meal, omelet, wheat toast, OJ and potatoes. Wow, lots of calories and it was so good.
Once I was in my work chair I felt sleepy and since last night was fairly short, I stayed up late, I fell asleep in my chair, several times I woke up and tried to sit up but just fell back asleep again, I must have slept for a couple hours but finally woke up refreshed.
Now I'm trying to get appointments for this week and attempt to get some work done, my heart is not in it. I'm feeling lazy and tired of the rat race that we are all caught up in. Nikki and Steve are so busy they can hardly breathe, Jason and Jo are extremely busy as well with school, teaching, children and even though its just me I do grow tired of working long hours without much relief.
So it with no small degree of anticipation that I look foward to having friends visit this week. First Barb and Gerry and then later in the week Marilyn. It will be great to have friends to chat with, eat with and just catch up. Love it.
Well here comes the week, ready or not.
May God guide us as we try to make sense out of life in American at this time.
Love
tim
Sabbath School was exciting today
One never knows about Sabbath School in Tracy, often Kallie is the only child but today we might have got there first but it sure ended differently. Since the pianist was out of town in Denver I agreed to step in. Kim started the program and almost immediately Angel and her family arrived, then another precious family arrived with several children, then the nice lady that came last week with her two well mannered kiddos, then Jackie came and she is always fun, then a little boy came in, we ended up with a very big gathering and it was just wonderful. Two birthdays were celebrated, and normal parts of the program had to be done twice to let all the kids take part. Kallie watched it all from a little chair next to the piano and took part, had fun and was very ready when it was snack time.
Once we pulled away Jason texted to ask what we were doing, I told him we had no plans but could meet for lunch, so we set out after a stop at Starbucks for a children's hot chocolate for Kallie in her special little STarbucks mug. We drove to Milpitas where we met them at El Torito or something like that. We all enjoyed our food, thought the background music was pretty loud. We then followed them home where we picked up a huge box of toys that were no longer needed by the kids, Nikki is preparing to take things to the Twin's Sale that is coming up fast. Kallie ran my phone dead several times today and we would charge it back using the cord and my new radio which among other things will charge phones and ipods. Isn't it just great.
So late afternoon I finally delivered Kallie home to her loving parents and I drifted on home.
I've just come from the movies, saw a Bruce Willis movie about a battle in Russia between good and evil, no wonder kids love guns, must have been a couple hundred people shot in that movie or blown up. It was on IMAX and very exciting to watch, I love to see Bruce Willis in action after all these years. This is not a chick flick at all.
I have to be in Stockton at a property at 8:30 in the morning, so its really time to head to bed. This was the only possible time they could see me so I'll be there and then find breakfast someplace.
Sending love to all,
Tim
Once we pulled away Jason texted to ask what we were doing, I told him we had no plans but could meet for lunch, so we set out after a stop at Starbucks for a children's hot chocolate for Kallie in her special little STarbucks mug. We drove to Milpitas where we met them at El Torito or something like that. We all enjoyed our food, thought the background music was pretty loud. We then followed them home where we picked up a huge box of toys that were no longer needed by the kids, Nikki is preparing to take things to the Twin's Sale that is coming up fast. Kallie ran my phone dead several times today and we would charge it back using the cord and my new radio which among other things will charge phones and ipods. Isn't it just great.
So late afternoon I finally delivered Kallie home to her loving parents and I drifted on home.
I've just come from the movies, saw a Bruce Willis movie about a battle in Russia between good and evil, no wonder kids love guns, must have been a couple hundred people shot in that movie or blown up. It was on IMAX and very exciting to watch, I love to see Bruce Willis in action after all these years. This is not a chick flick at all.
I have to be in Stockton at a property at 8:30 in the morning, so its really time to head to bed. This was the only possible time they could see me so I'll be there and then find breakfast someplace.
Sending love to all,
Tim
Friday, February 22, 2013
Learning at 64
Good evening,
Home after a very long day of sitting. Steve and I drove to Oakland this morning to attend a seminar for our profession. It was a refresher course with updates for how we write our reports, Dawn is an excellent presenter and never fails to give us something new to chew on. Its a very dynamic time right now for appraisers, this year will see many changes in how we do our work, the same for lenders who want to sell their loans to Freddie or Fannie Mae, things a very tight with rules upon rules that need to be obeyed or else. There were about 35 people in the room, appraisers of all ages, and we all learned things.
The meeting was held at the City Center in Oakland at the Sylvan Learning building. There were lots of drinks, bagels and water and that helped the day pass a little quicker.
Once we were released at 5 we headed out into traffic that pretty intense and it took awhile to get home, home felt so good after a day away. Jessie had been here working on reports which helped take the sting out of a lost day.
Tomorrow morning I'm to pick up Kallie at 9 and we are heading to Sabbath School where we will see other little ones hopefully.
So this week has drawn to a close, the Sabbath is here and that means rest of all kinds to be enjoyed and savored.
Sending love to all,
Tim
Home after a very long day of sitting. Steve and I drove to Oakland this morning to attend a seminar for our profession. It was a refresher course with updates for how we write our reports, Dawn is an excellent presenter and never fails to give us something new to chew on. Its a very dynamic time right now for appraisers, this year will see many changes in how we do our work, the same for lenders who want to sell their loans to Freddie or Fannie Mae, things a very tight with rules upon rules that need to be obeyed or else. There were about 35 people in the room, appraisers of all ages, and we all learned things.
The meeting was held at the City Center in Oakland at the Sylvan Learning building. There were lots of drinks, bagels and water and that helped the day pass a little quicker.
Once we were released at 5 we headed out into traffic that pretty intense and it took awhile to get home, home felt so good after a day away. Jessie had been here working on reports which helped take the sting out of a lost day.
Tomorrow morning I'm to pick up Kallie at 9 and we are heading to Sabbath School where we will see other little ones hopefully.
So this week has drawn to a close, the Sabbath is here and that means rest of all kinds to be enjoyed and savored.
Sending love to all,
Tim
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Enjoying a beautiful day
Some people like to sit and read, others like to sit and watch TV, well for me fun is driving an hour, seeing and great house, meeting the people, drive the neighborhood and then move on, and get paid to do so.
I started in Brentwood, saw a great house that the people just moved into yesterday but now they are doing a loan to replace the cash they spent on it. Had so much fun with them and the wonderful 3,100 sf home, all one story!
Orinda was the next stop, older home with large site, pool and great people. Just lost a restaurant that they've owned for many years, new property owner raised the rent 3 times what they were paying, took the last of the profit out of the operation. Very sad, so many people are hurting yet Washington continues to see small business as the enemy instead of the answer, very hard to cope when one sees the mess big government is causing.
Then it was back to Brentwood to Diggers, a funny little cafe for a garden burger, then home for a bit and finally off to Mountain House, tenant occupied but perfect condition, nice lady so enjoyable visit.
Finally back home to fix elbow macaroni with mushroom soup, peas, tomato, cottage cheese. So good in spite of who fixed it.
Now its bed time and I'm worn out. But oh how nice to measure homes in sunshine, what a great time of the year.
Tomorrow Steve and I head to Oakland for an all day seminar, we need to be there at 8:30 so we will leave around 7. Who enjoys sitting all day? Not us but we will get hours we need toward our license renewal and we will learn, need to stay on the cutting edge right now to hold our own. So proud of the young people I work with. Steve is doing a brilliant job with his reports, they are tight, well written and carefully researched, pretty amazing. Jessie, who helps in the office, has become a very good writer and has helped a lot with preparing appraisals for my final tweaking. Several times this week her help has meant getting things out on time versus not getting them completed. She will be here writing tomorrow while we are in the seminar.
Love to all,
Tim
I started in Brentwood, saw a great house that the people just moved into yesterday but now they are doing a loan to replace the cash they spent on it. Had so much fun with them and the wonderful 3,100 sf home, all one story!
Orinda was the next stop, older home with large site, pool and great people. Just lost a restaurant that they've owned for many years, new property owner raised the rent 3 times what they were paying, took the last of the profit out of the operation. Very sad, so many people are hurting yet Washington continues to see small business as the enemy instead of the answer, very hard to cope when one sees the mess big government is causing.
Then it was back to Brentwood to Diggers, a funny little cafe for a garden burger, then home for a bit and finally off to Mountain House, tenant occupied but perfect condition, nice lady so enjoyable visit.
Finally back home to fix elbow macaroni with mushroom soup, peas, tomato, cottage cheese. So good in spite of who fixed it.
Now its bed time and I'm worn out. But oh how nice to measure homes in sunshine, what a great time of the year.
Tomorrow Steve and I head to Oakland for an all day seminar, we need to be there at 8:30 so we will leave around 7. Who enjoys sitting all day? Not us but we will get hours we need toward our license renewal and we will learn, need to stay on the cutting edge right now to hold our own. So proud of the young people I work with. Steve is doing a brilliant job with his reports, they are tight, well written and carefully researched, pretty amazing. Jessie, who helps in the office, has become a very good writer and has helped a lot with preparing appraisals for my final tweaking. Several times this week her help has meant getting things out on time versus not getting them completed. She will be here writing tomorrow while we are in the seminar.
Love to all,
Tim
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
An Excellent Wednesday
Good evening,
This has been a very good day. Feeling awake and well I jumped up, dressed for the cold outdoors and took a very willing Pooka to the park. She smelled and loved every minutes of the walk. Its a short walk, only 20 minutes and I need to stretch it longer but at least I'm getting outside and taking in fresh air.
After a very quick shower and breakfast I settled in to do some work. I cranked out some conditions that were needed or the world would stop turning, its always the same story, they wait until the last minute and then its a crisis. Oh well.
Jessie arrived just as I was starting to prepare to leave to see a local property. She jumped at the chance to come along and this time I had her do everything. While I measured she wrote down the numbers, did the sketch, wrote down details and got a full understanding of the inspection process.
Then she ran the GPS and guided me to the comps which we shot photos of. Then it was lunch time so we hit up Safeway for a sandwich on my part and soup and mac and cheese on her part. We came home to eat and then headed back into the office for work. During the afternoon she wrote up three reports, doing her best to complete them. Finally she left with her eyes crossed and her legs stiff from sitting. I finished up a report or two and am working on another one now.
At 1:15 I picked up Keanna who did her thing quietly completing her homework and getting to watch some H2O, a show on netflicks. I had built a fire since the house was chilly.
Now its evening and I'm preparing for tomorrow where I will see three properties, one in Brentwood, one in Orinda and then one in Mountain House at the end of the day.
Next week Barb and Gerry Lammerding are going to visit for a couple days toward the first of the week and then toward the end of the week Marilyn is coming to visit.
Life is challenging but there are bright spots and rewards for hard work.
Love to all,
Tim
This has been a very good day. Feeling awake and well I jumped up, dressed for the cold outdoors and took a very willing Pooka to the park. She smelled and loved every minutes of the walk. Its a short walk, only 20 minutes and I need to stretch it longer but at least I'm getting outside and taking in fresh air.
After a very quick shower and breakfast I settled in to do some work. I cranked out some conditions that were needed or the world would stop turning, its always the same story, they wait until the last minute and then its a crisis. Oh well.
Jessie arrived just as I was starting to prepare to leave to see a local property. She jumped at the chance to come along and this time I had her do everything. While I measured she wrote down the numbers, did the sketch, wrote down details and got a full understanding of the inspection process.
Then she ran the GPS and guided me to the comps which we shot photos of. Then it was lunch time so we hit up Safeway for a sandwich on my part and soup and mac and cheese on her part. We came home to eat and then headed back into the office for work. During the afternoon she wrote up three reports, doing her best to complete them. Finally she left with her eyes crossed and her legs stiff from sitting. I finished up a report or two and am working on another one now.
At 1:15 I picked up Keanna who did her thing quietly completing her homework and getting to watch some H2O, a show on netflicks. I had built a fire since the house was chilly.
Now its evening and I'm preparing for tomorrow where I will see three properties, one in Brentwood, one in Orinda and then one in Mountain House at the end of the day.
Next week Barb and Gerry Lammerding are going to visit for a couple days toward the first of the week and then toward the end of the week Marilyn is coming to visit.
Life is challenging but there are bright spots and rewards for hard work.
Love to all,
Tim
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Rainy day
Even in California we have some days that are nasty, today was such a day, wind and rain, cold and snow on Mount Diablo, a somewhat rare event.
I got up at 6, was up for 30 seconds, went back until 7, felt better then and walked the dog in the cold, came home and built a nice fire, lifted the house right up to 73. At 1 I had to go measure a house, nicest thing was the new 5 week old baby sleeping soundly in her little bed. Good place on the water with dock and everything updated.
I'm enjoying a service on the web called Pandora. You just put in a name of a performer, like I have Diana Krall in right now and it plays music by her and by others that are similar to her. I also have Grieg in and it plays incredible music by Grieg but also but others which sound sort of the same. It plays by the hour through the computer Bose speakers and only once in awhile do you have to tell it to start again. Just music by the hour but if you look on the screen there are adds, who cares. The music is what I'm after without chit chat.
Eyes are tired so I'll finish my huge glass of water and turn in.
Love to all,
Tim
I got up at 6, was up for 30 seconds, went back until 7, felt better then and walked the dog in the cold, came home and built a nice fire, lifted the house right up to 73. At 1 I had to go measure a house, nicest thing was the new 5 week old baby sleeping soundly in her little bed. Good place on the water with dock and everything updated.
I'm enjoying a service on the web called Pandora. You just put in a name of a performer, like I have Diana Krall in right now and it plays music by her and by others that are similar to her. I also have Grieg in and it plays incredible music by Grieg but also but others which sound sort of the same. It plays by the hour through the computer Bose speakers and only once in awhile do you have to tell it to start again. Just music by the hour but if you look on the screen there are adds, who cares. The music is what I'm after without chit chat.
Eyes are tired so I'll finish my huge glass of water and turn in.
Love to all,
Tim
Monday, February 18, 2013
Many miles, successful day
Good evening,
It really is a good evening, driving into my garage after a day on the road is always a huge blessing.
I rolled out at 6, had an appraisal that Jessie had worked on out before I left at 9.
I drove over the Vasco Road to Livermore, took 580 to 84, then skirted Pleasanton through beautiful back country, rejoined 680 just before the Sunol Grade, on to San Jose, then turned south on 101 to Morgan Hill.
The little house was perfect in every way, new sod, new interior, just very nice and the agent was a really great guy, many years of experience and solid. Was glad to meet him.
Then it was time to get back on 101 and head north, through San Jose, right by Jason and Jo's house and on to Tracy where the wind was blowing and the temperature was cold. The house was huge and the pool was nice. Once finished in Tracy I asked the GPS to take me to Livermore.
I was in the south part of Tracy so it took me out to 580 and I drove to Livermore against some stiff winds. I arrived early for Livermore, another cute house, nice young couple with funny little dog, I measured without a coat as the house was so small, I was cold. By this time I was feeling a bit faint, really did not eat lunch, just nuts, an apple and water.
Nikki reminded me of a nice little Mexican place in downtown Livermore and she talked me right to it over the phone. She was feeling chipper as she had the day off, a real vacation day. My meal of a bean burrito was perfect and with water I felt satisfied but not stuffed as I left. I had it with whole beans so avoided a bunch of fat that way.
On the way home I spotted Diesel at just $4.17 a gallon, its $4.25 in Discovery Bay so I stopped. I was pleased to discover that I had logged 45 mpg today. No bad for a car that turned 282,000 today. God has blessed that little car and I am so very thankful every day. With the new radio it is a total pleasure to pass the miles in. Its quiet, comfortable and very economical. And there are no monthly payments to worry about, never has been as I bought it with cash long ago, Nan found it in the paper and told me, I went that afternoon and bought it the next day. It had 15,000 miles back then.
So now I'm home and I don't feel like working anymore though I need to so I can keep up with the schedule. Jessie was here today and worked on several miles, installed her new wireless keyboard and likes it a lot. She is a real help.
I found out today that Marilyn is coming to visit at the end of February and will visit for a couple weeks. It will be nice to see her again and she will enjoy a break from her little family in snow covered Rhode Island.
Love
Tim
It really is a good evening, driving into my garage after a day on the road is always a huge blessing.
I rolled out at 6, had an appraisal that Jessie had worked on out before I left at 9.
I drove over the Vasco Road to Livermore, took 580 to 84, then skirted Pleasanton through beautiful back country, rejoined 680 just before the Sunol Grade, on to San Jose, then turned south on 101 to Morgan Hill.
The little house was perfect in every way, new sod, new interior, just very nice and the agent was a really great guy, many years of experience and solid. Was glad to meet him.
Then it was time to get back on 101 and head north, through San Jose, right by Jason and Jo's house and on to Tracy where the wind was blowing and the temperature was cold. The house was huge and the pool was nice. Once finished in Tracy I asked the GPS to take me to Livermore.
I was in the south part of Tracy so it took me out to 580 and I drove to Livermore against some stiff winds. I arrived early for Livermore, another cute house, nice young couple with funny little dog, I measured without a coat as the house was so small, I was cold. By this time I was feeling a bit faint, really did not eat lunch, just nuts, an apple and water.
Nikki reminded me of a nice little Mexican place in downtown Livermore and she talked me right to it over the phone. She was feeling chipper as she had the day off, a real vacation day. My meal of a bean burrito was perfect and with water I felt satisfied but not stuffed as I left. I had it with whole beans so avoided a bunch of fat that way.
On the way home I spotted Diesel at just $4.17 a gallon, its $4.25 in Discovery Bay so I stopped. I was pleased to discover that I had logged 45 mpg today. No bad for a car that turned 282,000 today. God has blessed that little car and I am so very thankful every day. With the new radio it is a total pleasure to pass the miles in. Its quiet, comfortable and very economical. And there are no monthly payments to worry about, never has been as I bought it with cash long ago, Nan found it in the paper and told me, I went that afternoon and bought it the next day. It had 15,000 miles back then.
So now I'm home and I don't feel like working anymore though I need to so I can keep up with the schedule. Jessie was here today and worked on several miles, installed her new wireless keyboard and likes it a lot. She is a real help.
I found out today that Marilyn is coming to visit at the end of February and will visit for a couple weeks. It will be nice to see her again and she will enjoy a break from her little family in snow covered Rhode Island.
Love
Tim
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Mellow Sunday
So how did your weekend go? We had some sunshine here and basically pleasant weather, its still chilly at night but not bad.
After the morning walk this morning I've worked in the office, then this afternoon drove to Tracy to see a property and since then I've been working again. For a couple hours today my computer was frozen up. I tried to download something called pandora, a music program that collects music you like and then plays it back like a station through your computer. Its really great but the one I downloaded was wrong and totally messed up my computer, really bad. Jim, the IT guy was in church but after church he took control of my computer and got it working again, I was so relieved for his help.
Tomorrow I'm off to Morgan Hill to see a purchase, then back to Livermore much later in the afternoon. Right now I'm preparing for tomorrow just in case something else goes wrong with the computer. Over the weekend I picked up a new wireless keyboard and mouse for Jessie's work station, she needed better equipment.
So soon it will be time to roll out the garbage cans for tomorrow pickup and start thinking about sleep. I'm wearing a pair of flannel lined jeans that Nikki and STeve gave me for Christmas. I can now get into them with the weight loss, yes, now that is progress.
So good night to all of you, lets have a great week!
Love
tim
After the morning walk this morning I've worked in the office, then this afternoon drove to Tracy to see a property and since then I've been working again. For a couple hours today my computer was frozen up. I tried to download something called pandora, a music program that collects music you like and then plays it back like a station through your computer. Its really great but the one I downloaded was wrong and totally messed up my computer, really bad. Jim, the IT guy was in church but after church he took control of my computer and got it working again, I was so relieved for his help.
Tomorrow I'm off to Morgan Hill to see a purchase, then back to Livermore much later in the afternoon. Right now I'm preparing for tomorrow just in case something else goes wrong with the computer. Over the weekend I picked up a new wireless keyboard and mouse for Jessie's work station, she needed better equipment.
So soon it will be time to roll out the garbage cans for tomorrow pickup and start thinking about sleep. I'm wearing a pair of flannel lined jeans that Nikki and STeve gave me for Christmas. I can now get into them with the weight loss, yes, now that is progress.
So good night to all of you, lets have a great week!
Love
tim
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Kallie day
Dear Family and Friends,
First the park with Pooka, then Sabbath School with Kallie. Today she was on her best behavior and was such a helpful girl. Two new children came to visit today, they had never been to our church before and with their mom they visited Sabbath School. I think she felt welcomed by all who were there. Richard and Angel with their two little girls were very friendly to her.
Today was a huge day for Pastor Jessica, she was ordained and many of the church leaders were in Tracy today to carry out the process. I am so happy for her and its been a long time coming, ordaining women to the ministry, 30 years ago we ordained some of the first women elders in Tracy, long before it was common practice. We had great ladies and they were excellent in their service.
After we left church today Kallie changed her mind and decided on Olive Garden. First we had to do Starbucks for her hot chocolate which she loves. Then Olive Garden where the service was outstanding, the food tasty and she and I had fun sitting in a two person booth.
We then drove home and spend some nice time in the sun on the back deck, she checked out dead tomatoes, washed rocks and towed Pooka around on a leash. Then she decided we needed to go in so we found a cute program on Net flicks about puppies and she snuggled under a blanket while I snuggled under another one and we watched the programs about the junk yard dogs, very cute.
Eventually Nikki came but had misplaced her phone, not good news at all.
I ventured out this evening with a list of things, like more decaf coffee, more vege food and I ended up at Red Robin for a burger. It was one of the lowest calorie items I could find served in a restaurant on my Lose It app. I had the garden burger without mago and a side salad. It was great and this time fast, a matter of minutes and the food was there and perfect. I also went to the library to check out some more books to listen to as I drive.
Now I'm home getting ready to go ride the ski machine to burn off some more calories. Why not.
Sending love to all,
Tim
First the park with Pooka, then Sabbath School with Kallie. Today she was on her best behavior and was such a helpful girl. Two new children came to visit today, they had never been to our church before and with their mom they visited Sabbath School. I think she felt welcomed by all who were there. Richard and Angel with their two little girls were very friendly to her.
Today was a huge day for Pastor Jessica, she was ordained and many of the church leaders were in Tracy today to carry out the process. I am so happy for her and its been a long time coming, ordaining women to the ministry, 30 years ago we ordained some of the first women elders in Tracy, long before it was common practice. We had great ladies and they were excellent in their service.
After we left church today Kallie changed her mind and decided on Olive Garden. First we had to do Starbucks for her hot chocolate which she loves. Then Olive Garden where the service was outstanding, the food tasty and she and I had fun sitting in a two person booth.
We then drove home and spend some nice time in the sun on the back deck, she checked out dead tomatoes, washed rocks and towed Pooka around on a leash. Then she decided we needed to go in so we found a cute program on Net flicks about puppies and she snuggled under a blanket while I snuggled under another one and we watched the programs about the junk yard dogs, very cute.
Eventually Nikki came but had misplaced her phone, not good news at all.
I ventured out this evening with a list of things, like more decaf coffee, more vege food and I ended up at Red Robin for a burger. It was one of the lowest calorie items I could find served in a restaurant on my Lose It app. I had the garden burger without mago and a side salad. It was great and this time fast, a matter of minutes and the food was there and perfect. I also went to the library to check out some more books to listen to as I drive.
Now I'm home getting ready to go ride the ski machine to burn off some more calories. Why not.
Sending love to all,
Tim
Friday, February 15, 2013
A Great Day
Dear Family and Friends,
My evening is just winding up now. It has been a very nice evening with a quiet dinner and a chance to visit.
I worked in today and with Jessie's help accomplished quite a bit. Reports are delivered, new visits are scheduled. The weather was great today, sunny and warm.
So now I'm turning in for some much needed rest.
Love to all
Tim
My evening is just winding up now. It has been a very nice evening with a quiet dinner and a chance to visit.
I worked in today and with Jessie's help accomplished quite a bit. Reports are delivered, new visits are scheduled. The weather was great today, sunny and warm.
So now I'm turning in for some much needed rest.
Love to all
Tim
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Valentines Day
Dear Family and Friends,
I've just arrived home from caring for Keanna and Kallie this evening so Nikki and Steve could have an evening out.
I worked 1/2 day in the field and then the second 1/2 in the office. First part was enjoyable seeing a perfect 3,000 sf home in Brentwood, then a quadruplex in Antioch. I worked the afternoon writing up reports and shipping them out. Then I took the girls to Red Robin for dinner, a mistake, since nearly everyone else in town was there too. It took 35 minutes to get our food, my garden burger was messed up but I just ate it, it took over an hour to get out the door but we were lucky. At the next table a young mother and two children went to the bathroom and when they returned their table had been cleared, cleared of the food they had only begun to eat, the little boy burst into tears, it was a terrible scene. About 20 minutes later new food was brought but I noticed that they packed it up and left. This Red Robin needs to get its act together or they will be losing patrons. My little girls were as patient as they could be but the minutes get very long waiting with little to do.
Afterwards we drove to Target where I allowed each of the girls to pick something for Valentines day, then we hurried home and they finally went to bed, minutes before their parents arrived back home.
I was careful today to save enough space in my Lose It program for dinner. I'm actually enjoying logging the food I eat, logging the exercise I manage and watching the pounds dissolve, down 3 now for the last 4 days.
My first goal is 200 pounds, that will be down 22 pounds and I can't wait. There are dozens of pairs of jeans waiting for the weight to drop just enough.
Tomorrow evening I'm planning on doing something special with a friend so that should be fun.
Well good night one and all, remember girls scout cookies, you really need these, honestly!
Love
tim
I've just arrived home from caring for Keanna and Kallie this evening so Nikki and Steve could have an evening out.
I worked 1/2 day in the field and then the second 1/2 in the office. First part was enjoyable seeing a perfect 3,000 sf home in Brentwood, then a quadruplex in Antioch. I worked the afternoon writing up reports and shipping them out. Then I took the girls to Red Robin for dinner, a mistake, since nearly everyone else in town was there too. It took 35 minutes to get our food, my garden burger was messed up but I just ate it, it took over an hour to get out the door but we were lucky. At the next table a young mother and two children went to the bathroom and when they returned their table had been cleared, cleared of the food they had only begun to eat, the little boy burst into tears, it was a terrible scene. About 20 minutes later new food was brought but I noticed that they packed it up and left. This Red Robin needs to get its act together or they will be losing patrons. My little girls were as patient as they could be but the minutes get very long waiting with little to do.
Afterwards we drove to Target where I allowed each of the girls to pick something for Valentines day, then we hurried home and they finally went to bed, minutes before their parents arrived back home.
I was careful today to save enough space in my Lose It program for dinner. I'm actually enjoying logging the food I eat, logging the exercise I manage and watching the pounds dissolve, down 3 now for the last 4 days.
My first goal is 200 pounds, that will be down 22 pounds and I can't wait. There are dozens of pairs of jeans waiting for the weight to drop just enough.
Tomorrow evening I'm planning on doing something special with a friend so that should be fun.
Well good night one and all, remember girls scout cookies, you really need these, honestly!
Love
tim
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Production rolls forward
Good evening,
A few thoughts as I wind up this day.
Feeling nearly 100% now, stopped taking Sudafed today to see if I could rid myself of it, so far so good. I'm enjoying using Lose It, the app. Today I used my calories and felt very satisfied. I no longer snack in the evening as I know I have to answer for every bite, it does make a huge difference to those who might wonder.
This morning I was out seeing a property in Discovery Bay and then driving to Concord for a field review. Of course I passed a couple Starbucks and that was hard as I love to stop there and enjoy what they have to offer.
Once again I enjoyed being in the bug and listening to a new book I bought at a used book store in Concord, I'll certainly do more that that and I'll see if they might buy the books back once I listen to them. I enjoy books that keep me on the edge of my seat, books where the characters are involved in international situations with world changing consequences. There are some writers and some readers that are just really great at holding your attention.
Jessie was here and worked hard on three files. Keanna came at 1:15 and read, did homework, munched on popcorn and drank two bottles of water, fun to have her around. She is selling girls scout cookies and usually sells a lot of them, many boxes. If you want to purchase, my direct email is discoapp@comcast.net and we can deliver or ship them to you. Lots of flavors this year.
Well its time to give it up, been a very good day and the writing is coming easier as I am more mentally alert now with the illness behind and the head clearing up with lower blood sugars.
Love to all
Tim
A few thoughts as I wind up this day.
Feeling nearly 100% now, stopped taking Sudafed today to see if I could rid myself of it, so far so good. I'm enjoying using Lose It, the app. Today I used my calories and felt very satisfied. I no longer snack in the evening as I know I have to answer for every bite, it does make a huge difference to those who might wonder.
This morning I was out seeing a property in Discovery Bay and then driving to Concord for a field review. Of course I passed a couple Starbucks and that was hard as I love to stop there and enjoy what they have to offer.
Once again I enjoyed being in the bug and listening to a new book I bought at a used book store in Concord, I'll certainly do more that that and I'll see if they might buy the books back once I listen to them. I enjoy books that keep me on the edge of my seat, books where the characters are involved in international situations with world changing consequences. There are some writers and some readers that are just really great at holding your attention.
Jessie was here and worked hard on three files. Keanna came at 1:15 and read, did homework, munched on popcorn and drank two bottles of water, fun to have her around. She is selling girls scout cookies and usually sells a lot of them, many boxes. If you want to purchase, my direct email is discoapp@comcast.net and we can deliver or ship them to you. Lots of flavors this year.
Well its time to give it up, been a very good day and the writing is coming easier as I am more mentally alert now with the illness behind and the head clearing up with lower blood sugars.
Love to all
Tim
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Second day of Lose It!
Dear Family and Friends,
So this was my second day of using the app in my iphone, Lose It. Gotta say its a great program, you just tell it what you had for breakfast, you find every item and it knows how many carbs and calories and adds them up for you.
By this evening I was still in possession of lots of calories to use so I stopped by Olive Garden in Tracy for soup and salad. Let me tell you when you start to look at some of the foods I've eaten as regular staples in my diet its very shocking. A lunch portion of eggplant parm is nearly 100 carbs, enough for two meals. So tonight I had soup and salad with 2 bread sticks. The soup had 100 calories and the salad had 350 which includes the dressing, the bread sticks are 150 a piece and that was the meal. We will see what the outcome is but I'm looking toward being 200 pounds soon. I can only hope this helps. At least I'm seeing what I'm doing now, not just guessing and eating blindly with fingers crossed.
I woke up at 6, stood up, returned to bed and got up at 7. Without eating in the evening I'm sleeping much better, hardly moving all night.
I took the dog for a walk to the park and then showered, shaved and was ready for the day. Mid morning as I was working Jessie suddenly stood in the room, she does move quietly. Her phone had become lost over the weekend and a new one waited for her at home. She worked very hard at both writing and then redoing the file cabinet, shredding documents and eventually left to hook up with her phone. She was really feeling the disconnect with no phone.
I was able to get some work out, set up some new work and then left for Tracy where I saw a nice place at 4:30.
So now I'm about to wade back into work again so I'm wishing you a pleasant evening.
Love
Tim
So this was my second day of using the app in my iphone, Lose It. Gotta say its a great program, you just tell it what you had for breakfast, you find every item and it knows how many carbs and calories and adds them up for you.
By this evening I was still in possession of lots of calories to use so I stopped by Olive Garden in Tracy for soup and salad. Let me tell you when you start to look at some of the foods I've eaten as regular staples in my diet its very shocking. A lunch portion of eggplant parm is nearly 100 carbs, enough for two meals. So tonight I had soup and salad with 2 bread sticks. The soup had 100 calories and the salad had 350 which includes the dressing, the bread sticks are 150 a piece and that was the meal. We will see what the outcome is but I'm looking toward being 200 pounds soon. I can only hope this helps. At least I'm seeing what I'm doing now, not just guessing and eating blindly with fingers crossed.
I woke up at 6, stood up, returned to bed and got up at 7. Without eating in the evening I'm sleeping much better, hardly moving all night.
I took the dog for a walk to the park and then showered, shaved and was ready for the day. Mid morning as I was working Jessie suddenly stood in the room, she does move quietly. Her phone had become lost over the weekend and a new one waited for her at home. She worked very hard at both writing and then redoing the file cabinet, shredding documents and eventually left to hook up with her phone. She was really feeling the disconnect with no phone.
I was able to get some work out, set up some new work and then left for Tracy where I saw a nice place at 4:30.
So now I'm about to wade back into work again so I'm wishing you a pleasant evening.
Love
Tim
Monday, February 11, 2013
Working hard
Dear Family and Friends,
Finally it is getting near to bed time. I am so ready, with clean sheets waiting and a cool room going to sleep should be no problem. I feel sorry for those who have trouble sleeping, nothing worse than being awake by the hour just thinking.
This morning I rose and pulled on sweats, found Pooka and we went for a walk to the park. It was cold but the walk felt great. Once I was home I decided to check my blood and found it to be 190, I was surprised. Its been high all day, I set the alarm and after 2 hours took it following breakfast. It was over 300 and my breakfast was pretty normal. I took it later it was down to 290, still really awful.
I left about 1:30 for Oakland and to do a driveby in Pleasant Hill. I took the bug and enjoyed the rest of a very exciting book, so gripping that I could hardly stay on the road in the exciting parts! On the way home after the book ended I switched to XM and to the classical station, oh my the music was splendid, could hear every part, every musical moment. It was grand.
During the day instead of my usual stop at Starbucks I took an apple and some nuts with me, water and a low fat mocha. This morning after the walk I did some research and played with the the app called Lose It. I got the shock of my life, a very important shock. I discovered that the multi grain bagel I love to eat nearly every day at Starbucks is over 60 carbs before butter and the drink I love, a Venti sized Skinny Peppermint Mocha is in the 50 carb range. No wonder my A1C has been so awful, I've been doing some very bad things to myself. So my Starbuck stops will have to be for decaff coffee which has no carbs or calories. I'm just glad I discovered this.
So today I've been logging in everything I've eaten and at this point I have 53 calories left I could use. They grant me 1,549 calories a day and I picked up some extra ones by walking this morning. So I'm going to try to not only take my blood on a regular basis but also work with Lose it is what my friend at church used as a basis for his huge weight loss.
Today the mailman delivered enough checks to nearly pay the house payment, now that's encouraging and helps motivate me to keep working.
Sending love to all,
Have you been waiting to challenge something in your life? Is there a habit that needs to be changed? A problem that needs to be addressed? I say go for it.
Tim
Finally it is getting near to bed time. I am so ready, with clean sheets waiting and a cool room going to sleep should be no problem. I feel sorry for those who have trouble sleeping, nothing worse than being awake by the hour just thinking.
This morning I rose and pulled on sweats, found Pooka and we went for a walk to the park. It was cold but the walk felt great. Once I was home I decided to check my blood and found it to be 190, I was surprised. Its been high all day, I set the alarm and after 2 hours took it following breakfast. It was over 300 and my breakfast was pretty normal. I took it later it was down to 290, still really awful.
I left about 1:30 for Oakland and to do a driveby in Pleasant Hill. I took the bug and enjoyed the rest of a very exciting book, so gripping that I could hardly stay on the road in the exciting parts! On the way home after the book ended I switched to XM and to the classical station, oh my the music was splendid, could hear every part, every musical moment. It was grand.
During the day instead of my usual stop at Starbucks I took an apple and some nuts with me, water and a low fat mocha. This morning after the walk I did some research and played with the the app called Lose It. I got the shock of my life, a very important shock. I discovered that the multi grain bagel I love to eat nearly every day at Starbucks is over 60 carbs before butter and the drink I love, a Venti sized Skinny Peppermint Mocha is in the 50 carb range. No wonder my A1C has been so awful, I've been doing some very bad things to myself. So my Starbuck stops will have to be for decaff coffee which has no carbs or calories. I'm just glad I discovered this.
So today I've been logging in everything I've eaten and at this point I have 53 calories left I could use. They grant me 1,549 calories a day and I picked up some extra ones by walking this morning. So I'm going to try to not only take my blood on a regular basis but also work with Lose it is what my friend at church used as a basis for his huge weight loss.
Today the mailman delivered enough checks to nearly pay the house payment, now that's encouraging and helps motivate me to keep working.
Sending love to all,
Have you been waiting to challenge something in your life? Is there a habit that needs to be changed? A problem that needs to be addressed? I say go for it.
Tim
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Low Key day
Dear Family and Friends,
This evening is a quiet backdrop to a busy day writing reports, touching up the house a bit with the vacuum, giving my bedroom linen a complete wash and trying to figure out how to dump weight.
I didn't get up early today, felt with the lingering illness still very much with me I needed rest, its was great.
This afternoon I got to drive about 3 blocks down Willow Lake Road to inspect a home, nice to be so close. It is a clean nice house that backs to the same lake I live on, Willow Lake. The entire family was engaged in doing hobbies and it was just nice to see them at leisure.
I've just come from Safeway, seems like there is always something I'm missing. So now I have water bottle for the girls, Starbucks Mochas for me, fresh tomatoes and sandwich bags. Things one needs as life moves along.
All through this winter I've managed to stay busy and as I've been busy I've continued to learn how to do a better job of writing up these reports. No resting on ones laurels here, have to keep learning how to make the case better with more evidence. For anyone thinking that joining this profession means easy money they really need to keep looking and looking. Yet for one who knows the trade and is in it this can be a worthwhile profession, I'm always grateful to Howard and Dolly who taught both Nan and me years ago how to do appraisals. They were incredible teachers, kind, professional and great friends too. It was great working with Larry Seyfang, Bart and Julie and others as we all learned more and more.
This evening I'm working on a report that is for a home here in Discovery Bay, its a large house and there are very few sales to make the case so its an adventure like usual.
I am so enjoying having the black bug back in service. The new radio that Steve installed is really amazing, it has beautiful sound, grabs distant stations, plays CDs perfectly and even has XM that shows the stations on its dial. For me where daily life is pretty mundane having the newer washer and dryer or now this new stereo in the bug is a big deal. I am so thankful for the basics of life and for these extra's that come along. It has been a long process of reclaiming my life after losing Nan. She was the incredible glue that held our world together, so capable, so fun loving, so trustworthy and so exciting all the time, great food, great companionship, great travel partner, super mother and loving wife. I am very thankful for God granted me in spite of my many mistakes along the way.
Now I look forward to the next chapter. I hope to meet with my friend Ron this week, Ron has taken control of his life and changed from being 280 to about 1/2 that now. He is a very bright guy, practical and I hope to glean some insights from him before the week is over. He is a long time friend from church and someone I admire very much, one of those totally good guys!
So I'm sending love to all this evening,
I'm so thankful for every member of my immediate family, everyone is precious and adds so much to the total family. What a huge blessing our families are to us.
Tim
This evening is a quiet backdrop to a busy day writing reports, touching up the house a bit with the vacuum, giving my bedroom linen a complete wash and trying to figure out how to dump weight.
I didn't get up early today, felt with the lingering illness still very much with me I needed rest, its was great.
This afternoon I got to drive about 3 blocks down Willow Lake Road to inspect a home, nice to be so close. It is a clean nice house that backs to the same lake I live on, Willow Lake. The entire family was engaged in doing hobbies and it was just nice to see them at leisure.
I've just come from Safeway, seems like there is always something I'm missing. So now I have water bottle for the girls, Starbucks Mochas for me, fresh tomatoes and sandwich bags. Things one needs as life moves along.
All through this winter I've managed to stay busy and as I've been busy I've continued to learn how to do a better job of writing up these reports. No resting on ones laurels here, have to keep learning how to make the case better with more evidence. For anyone thinking that joining this profession means easy money they really need to keep looking and looking. Yet for one who knows the trade and is in it this can be a worthwhile profession, I'm always grateful to Howard and Dolly who taught both Nan and me years ago how to do appraisals. They were incredible teachers, kind, professional and great friends too. It was great working with Larry Seyfang, Bart and Julie and others as we all learned more and more.
This evening I'm working on a report that is for a home here in Discovery Bay, its a large house and there are very few sales to make the case so its an adventure like usual.
I am so enjoying having the black bug back in service. The new radio that Steve installed is really amazing, it has beautiful sound, grabs distant stations, plays CDs perfectly and even has XM that shows the stations on its dial. For me where daily life is pretty mundane having the newer washer and dryer or now this new stereo in the bug is a big deal. I am so thankful for the basics of life and for these extra's that come along. It has been a long process of reclaiming my life after losing Nan. She was the incredible glue that held our world together, so capable, so fun loving, so trustworthy and so exciting all the time, great food, great companionship, great travel partner, super mother and loving wife. I am very thankful for God granted me in spite of my many mistakes along the way.
Now I look forward to the next chapter. I hope to meet with my friend Ron this week, Ron has taken control of his life and changed from being 280 to about 1/2 that now. He is a very bright guy, practical and I hope to glean some insights from him before the week is over. He is a long time friend from church and someone I admire very much, one of those totally good guys!
So I'm sending love to all this evening,
I'm so thankful for every member of my immediate family, everyone is precious and adds so much to the total family. What a huge blessing our families are to us.
Tim
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Steve gives new life to the black bug
Dear Family and Friends,
Well its past bedtime tonight. I've had an interesting day.
This morning I popped up at 7 and then without much thought slipped back into the warm cocoon of my Sleep by Number bed. The next time I woke it was nearly 10 am. I was shocked and delighted that I had been able to get so much rest. Wow.
By the time I made it to church my friends were walking out, church was over. I spent a few minutes socializing with friends and then headed to Stockton where I met Nikki and some very excited girls who had just spent two hours with Disney on Ice. They were all thrilled and the job continued through lunch as we enjoy Old Spaghetti Factory. Then we parted company and I drove home.
Upon arriving I discovered Steve's blue Pilot in the driveway and my bug gone. He had come to get it and install the new stereo. So I drove right to his house to see if I could help. Silly me, Steve had it all done and was just doing final touches. He did beautiful work. The Clarion stereo looks like it was built for the bug dash, it fits perfectly and even the color is right to match the other lights in the dash. It received XM, Pandora, FM, AM, plays CD and also has an auxiliary input. One can plug an ipod directly into it and it has blue tooth so when I sit down my phone will work directly through the radio. Wow. Not only that Steve tuned the sound so it gets the most from the speakers. The sound is really amazing, the XM antenna is installed and it is perfect. Oh how nice to have Steve's help today.
So I drove home enjoying a CD of an old friend from college, Dan Holder and Al Pierce, stunningly beautiful music on a CD that has recently been released once again. Thoughtful songs with such beauty and meaning!
This evening knowing the cats needed new kitty litter I decided to solve that. At first it was local Safeway to the rescue but then I knew it would be much more expensive. I decided on WinCo which is a few miles away and that let me enjoy the music of the radio some more. Nice to have the bug back working again and I can save miles off the Civic for some future day. Now remember I went to WinCo for one thing, Kitty litter but I ended up paying $55 as I kept finding other things like bulk steel cut oats and bulk dog biscuits, apples, oranges, soup, cheese and their Morning Star vege food is much less expensive.
When I got home I rearranged the cars so the Civic is now backed in tight against the middle of the garage and the bug can go in and out easily with inches to spare. All the tools of appraising have been moved over, the wheel, the ladder, the GPS so I'm ready to go the next 500 miles of work in the bug.
I've not slept today as I had planned to but I'll get up tomorrow when I wake up. I feel like I'm getting sick again, not a good experience but Kaiser only went for 5 days of the drugs and that is never enough, of course I told the Dr. but I was lucky to get 5 days out of her so now I languish for days my body tries to gradually rid itself of this illness.
Last evening Marilyn told me her power had failed at around 7 pm. This morning her message was very sad. The house was down to 32 degrees INSIDE and they were wearing coats and blankets. 6 towns were without power. Wow I can hardly believe it.
Love to all,
Tim
Well its past bedtime tonight. I've had an interesting day.
This morning I popped up at 7 and then without much thought slipped back into the warm cocoon of my Sleep by Number bed. The next time I woke it was nearly 10 am. I was shocked and delighted that I had been able to get so much rest. Wow.
By the time I made it to church my friends were walking out, church was over. I spent a few minutes socializing with friends and then headed to Stockton where I met Nikki and some very excited girls who had just spent two hours with Disney on Ice. They were all thrilled and the job continued through lunch as we enjoy Old Spaghetti Factory. Then we parted company and I drove home.
Upon arriving I discovered Steve's blue Pilot in the driveway and my bug gone. He had come to get it and install the new stereo. So I drove right to his house to see if I could help. Silly me, Steve had it all done and was just doing final touches. He did beautiful work. The Clarion stereo looks like it was built for the bug dash, it fits perfectly and even the color is right to match the other lights in the dash. It received XM, Pandora, FM, AM, plays CD and also has an auxiliary input. One can plug an ipod directly into it and it has blue tooth so when I sit down my phone will work directly through the radio. Wow. Not only that Steve tuned the sound so it gets the most from the speakers. The sound is really amazing, the XM antenna is installed and it is perfect. Oh how nice to have Steve's help today.
So I drove home enjoying a CD of an old friend from college, Dan Holder and Al Pierce, stunningly beautiful music on a CD that has recently been released once again. Thoughtful songs with such beauty and meaning!
This evening knowing the cats needed new kitty litter I decided to solve that. At first it was local Safeway to the rescue but then I knew it would be much more expensive. I decided on WinCo which is a few miles away and that let me enjoy the music of the radio some more. Nice to have the bug back working again and I can save miles off the Civic for some future day. Now remember I went to WinCo for one thing, Kitty litter but I ended up paying $55 as I kept finding other things like bulk steel cut oats and bulk dog biscuits, apples, oranges, soup, cheese and their Morning Star vege food is much less expensive.
When I got home I rearranged the cars so the Civic is now backed in tight against the middle of the garage and the bug can go in and out easily with inches to spare. All the tools of appraising have been moved over, the wheel, the ladder, the GPS so I'm ready to go the next 500 miles of work in the bug.
I've not slept today as I had planned to but I'll get up tomorrow when I wake up. I feel like I'm getting sick again, not a good experience but Kaiser only went for 5 days of the drugs and that is never enough, of course I told the Dr. but I was lucky to get 5 days out of her so now I languish for days my body tries to gradually rid itself of this illness.
Last evening Marilyn told me her power had failed at around 7 pm. This morning her message was very sad. The house was down to 32 degrees INSIDE and they were wearing coats and blankets. 6 towns were without power. Wow I can hardly believe it.
Love to all,
Tim
Friday, February 8, 2013
Wow, what a week
Dear Family and Friends,
So at long last Friday arrives and I'm really ready for some of the Lord's rest. All day I was looking forward to it being over yet it had some very nice pockets of job to experience along the way.
This morning it was a 6 am wakeup call as I had to be in Oakland Piedmont district by 9:30. So I did the research and was able to complete and ship out an appraisal that Jessie had worked up, now we are getting somewhere.
The drive to Oakland was fast with some slow spots, the endless construction on Highway 4 still slows everyone to a stop briefly but they are making progress and soon it will be better, wider, quicker.
In Oakland I found a delightful property. The young couple had decided to sink their hopes and funds into a huge project, a fixer in need of nearly everything, yet it had a view of the bay and lots of possibilities. The delightful owner showed the book with photos of where it started. She was able to produce plans and just was very helpful to the whole process. I spent nearly an hour just learning about the house and their family as well. What great fun that part of my job it! I finally tore myself away and she walked me to my car. I did discover that the home was about 1/3 larger than the public record showed so I'll be driving back for comparables.
Then it was drive back to Discovery Bay to see another very nice home with a huge pool and a little guy who had recently broken his arm. He was being very brave but had no use of the arm yet.
I texted Jessis only to learn that she was still in the office so I came home to sign her paycheck. Then I headed out to Tracy to shoot 2 photos that somehow I had missed when I inspected the house earlier in the week. But as I prepared to leave I noted that I had a new order in Tracy, I called and was told I could see the house today. As it turned out this new job was located less than 10 blocks from the two photos I needed to take.
Once the appraisal was over CostCo called out to me and so I filled my tank, then picked up some apples, bananas and soup. That reminds me it is still in the trunk of my car, whoops.
Well the girls are busy in the morning so my church plans are open at this point. I do know I will meet them at the Spaghetti Factory in Stockton for lunch, always fun.
I hope your week has been inspiring, as of this evening I'm still fighting the sinus issues but am feeling much better than last friday night for sure.
Sending love to all
Tim
So at long last Friday arrives and I'm really ready for some of the Lord's rest. All day I was looking forward to it being over yet it had some very nice pockets of job to experience along the way.
This morning it was a 6 am wakeup call as I had to be in Oakland Piedmont district by 9:30. So I did the research and was able to complete and ship out an appraisal that Jessie had worked up, now we are getting somewhere.
The drive to Oakland was fast with some slow spots, the endless construction on Highway 4 still slows everyone to a stop briefly but they are making progress and soon it will be better, wider, quicker.
In Oakland I found a delightful property. The young couple had decided to sink their hopes and funds into a huge project, a fixer in need of nearly everything, yet it had a view of the bay and lots of possibilities. The delightful owner showed the book with photos of where it started. She was able to produce plans and just was very helpful to the whole process. I spent nearly an hour just learning about the house and their family as well. What great fun that part of my job it! I finally tore myself away and she walked me to my car. I did discover that the home was about 1/3 larger than the public record showed so I'll be driving back for comparables.
Then it was drive back to Discovery Bay to see another very nice home with a huge pool and a little guy who had recently broken his arm. He was being very brave but had no use of the arm yet.
I texted Jessis only to learn that she was still in the office so I came home to sign her paycheck. Then I headed out to Tracy to shoot 2 photos that somehow I had missed when I inspected the house earlier in the week. But as I prepared to leave I noted that I had a new order in Tracy, I called and was told I could see the house today. As it turned out this new job was located less than 10 blocks from the two photos I needed to take.
Once the appraisal was over CostCo called out to me and so I filled my tank, then picked up some apples, bananas and soup. That reminds me it is still in the trunk of my car, whoops.
Well the girls are busy in the morning so my church plans are open at this point. I do know I will meet them at the Spaghetti Factory in Stockton for lunch, always fun.
I hope your week has been inspiring, as of this evening I'm still fighting the sinus issues but am feeling much better than last friday night for sure.
Sending love to all
Tim
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Tired
This will be short. I've just completed a very challenging appraisal of a 6,100 sf home in Fremont. High values make me nervous and so much is at stake.
Had a super day, Keanna came for afternoon, feeling 80% but right now I'm totally exhausted and I have to climb out at 6 am as I have to research a day with 5 inspections tomorrow.
Thankful for life.
Love
to
all
Tim
Had a super day, Keanna came for afternoon, feeling 80% but right now I'm totally exhausted and I have to climb out at 6 am as I have to research a day with 5 inspections tomorrow.
Thankful for life.
Love
to
all
Tim
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Back in the saddle again
Good evening,
I can finally say that and mean it. Even though most of today was gray and cold with wind gusts it was still a day of recovery.
This morning I woke after a good night of rest, ventured to have a quick breakfast consisting of a 1/4 cup of steel cut oats, one toast with fake bacon and an orange.
I quickly moved to the office to do final research and left in a rush for a Brentwood property. Of course the promised lock box was missing however the Lord supplied a wonderful pool maintenance person who had the house open and left it open for my work. Once the job of measuring a rather complex home was completed and I started to chill out I finished the interior and hit the road for Castro Valley.
At Castro Valley I found one of those characters, this time is was a woman. She had lost her husband of 51 years just 2 years ago and had led a very interesting life. She had some terrific cars, an extra garage and a really nice place.
After locating all the comparable I found a nearby Starbucks, they had one multi grain bagel left. So with lunch under the belt literally I drove back to Brentwood, shot the comps for that one and then drove home where I chatted with Ray, prepared a deposit and started working.
At 3:30 it was time to pick up Keanna and race her to her gymnastics class. I was late and we really raced. What I did not tell her was that the fuel gauge was on empty! No problem, we made it and she entered her class a little late. What a confident little lady she has turned out to be. Delightful, reads every chance she gets, learns easily and is a real plus for our family.
When I left the studio I dropped by the RV store and purchased a new door latch for the screen door in the motorhome. Upon arriving home I took time to install it. Fit perfectly and a little problem was solved.
Then I came in and really went to work and the one I inspected this morning in Brentwood is now completed and out the door. I'm nearly completed with one for a buyer in Tracy who is paying cash and just want to make sure she is not paying too much for the home. I'll finish that one up early in the morning and email it to her.
I think the fever has passed, I'm no longer going through mounds of tissue and in general I'm feeling better, for all of this I'm so thankful and especially for the Thermaphore pad that I've used. Dolly reminded me of it about a year ago and Sylvia was kind enough to pick it up at the conference office where they still see them, its $75 but I can attest, worth every penny.
So I'm going to sign off now, I'm thankful for great friends, for a every changing job, for safe and economical cars and for the new stereo that arrived today to be installed in the bug as soon as I can find the time to do so and get advice from Steve as well.
Love
tim
I can finally say that and mean it. Even though most of today was gray and cold with wind gusts it was still a day of recovery.
This morning I woke after a good night of rest, ventured to have a quick breakfast consisting of a 1/4 cup of steel cut oats, one toast with fake bacon and an orange.
I quickly moved to the office to do final research and left in a rush for a Brentwood property. Of course the promised lock box was missing however the Lord supplied a wonderful pool maintenance person who had the house open and left it open for my work. Once the job of measuring a rather complex home was completed and I started to chill out I finished the interior and hit the road for Castro Valley.
At Castro Valley I found one of those characters, this time is was a woman. She had lost her husband of 51 years just 2 years ago and had led a very interesting life. She had some terrific cars, an extra garage and a really nice place.
After locating all the comparable I found a nearby Starbucks, they had one multi grain bagel left. So with lunch under the belt literally I drove back to Brentwood, shot the comps for that one and then drove home where I chatted with Ray, prepared a deposit and started working.
At 3:30 it was time to pick up Keanna and race her to her gymnastics class. I was late and we really raced. What I did not tell her was that the fuel gauge was on empty! No problem, we made it and she entered her class a little late. What a confident little lady she has turned out to be. Delightful, reads every chance she gets, learns easily and is a real plus for our family.
When I left the studio I dropped by the RV store and purchased a new door latch for the screen door in the motorhome. Upon arriving home I took time to install it. Fit perfectly and a little problem was solved.
Then I came in and really went to work and the one I inspected this morning in Brentwood is now completed and out the door. I'm nearly completed with one for a buyer in Tracy who is paying cash and just want to make sure she is not paying too much for the home. I'll finish that one up early in the morning and email it to her.
I think the fever has passed, I'm no longer going through mounds of tissue and in general I'm feeling better, for all of this I'm so thankful and especially for the Thermaphore pad that I've used. Dolly reminded me of it about a year ago and Sylvia was kind enough to pick it up at the conference office where they still see them, its $75 but I can attest, worth every penny.
So I'm going to sign off now, I'm thankful for great friends, for a every changing job, for safe and economical cars and for the new stereo that arrived today to be installed in the bug as soon as I can find the time to do so and get advice from Steve as well.
Love
tim
Monday, February 4, 2013
A Great Day in the Field
What an exciting job appraisers have! I mean really, we get to see the beautiful interiors of some very special homes, meet a wide variety of people and get paid for it.
This morning I woke feeling great, good thing since I had not set the alarm last night. Last night I used the Thermaphore on both my head and my chest, slept the night all the way through but had some very wild dreams, where do they come from really?
This morning I sort of stumbled out the door to the car in anticipation of my first property in Brentwood, over 3,000 and all one level, great house and fun people, no back yard as they can't agree on a pool or not. Then it was on the road to Blackhawk, an upscale neighborhood with beautiful golf course greens, water falls, mature trees and incredible home designs. There are homes worth $10,000,000 and others worth only a fraction of that. Its a wonderful place to live. Well I was unprepared for the home I saw next. While it was one of the more normal tract home designs it was stunning throughout, the beveled glass windows, the perfect carpets, the careful attention to details all made it a very impressive home. I enjoyed my time there very much.
Then it was time to locate a Starbucks for lunch, a multi grain bagel and skinny peppermint mocha! It was perfect.
I took the backroads to Livermore where I had another appointment. This was had tons of clutter in the yards but really interesting owners, she works headstart and he is an engineer at the lab and they are into projects!
From their home I hurried back to a townhome project I had driven by for a driveby appraisal. Just when I arrived in livermore they emailed me an old appraisal so I could know the details about the home. With that info I was able to proceed with the appraisal.
Now it was getting dark and I was very weak, needed food so I turned to IHOP and their 2 egg omelet. Totally hit the spot.
Now I'm home and ready to head to bed. Very tired but feeling much better, all the time spent outside measuring in the sunshine and fresh air was good.
Sending love to all,
Funny thing, Son in Law Steve was also in Blackhawk doing one of this first appraisals there, he was driving about shooting comps when I was doing the same thing. Pretty amazing. I was so happy for him.
Tim
This morning I woke feeling great, good thing since I had not set the alarm last night. Last night I used the Thermaphore on both my head and my chest, slept the night all the way through but had some very wild dreams, where do they come from really?
This morning I sort of stumbled out the door to the car in anticipation of my first property in Brentwood, over 3,000 and all one level, great house and fun people, no back yard as they can't agree on a pool or not. Then it was on the road to Blackhawk, an upscale neighborhood with beautiful golf course greens, water falls, mature trees and incredible home designs. There are homes worth $10,000,000 and others worth only a fraction of that. Its a wonderful place to live. Well I was unprepared for the home I saw next. While it was one of the more normal tract home designs it was stunning throughout, the beveled glass windows, the perfect carpets, the careful attention to details all made it a very impressive home. I enjoyed my time there very much.
Then it was time to locate a Starbucks for lunch, a multi grain bagel and skinny peppermint mocha! It was perfect.
I took the backroads to Livermore where I had another appointment. This was had tons of clutter in the yards but really interesting owners, she works headstart and he is an engineer at the lab and they are into projects!
From their home I hurried back to a townhome project I had driven by for a driveby appraisal. Just when I arrived in livermore they emailed me an old appraisal so I could know the details about the home. With that info I was able to proceed with the appraisal.
Now it was getting dark and I was very weak, needed food so I turned to IHOP and their 2 egg omelet. Totally hit the spot.
Now I'm home and ready to head to bed. Very tired but feeling much better, all the time spent outside measuring in the sunshine and fresh air was good.
Sending love to all,
Funny thing, Son in Law Steve was also in Blackhawk doing one of this first appraisals there, he was driving about shooting comps when I was doing the same thing. Pretty amazing. I was so happy for him.
Tim
Sunday, February 3, 2013
My Storm is passing
Dear Family and Friends,
Please keep a safe distance between you and the computer tonight. I don't want you to catch anything, its not fun so be cautious.
Last night was better in that Dolly had given me to go ahead to use the Thermophore on my head, until I was told it was OK I wasn't goint to take the chance. So last night after napping by the fire I finally went to bed. And as I did so I pulled out the Thermophore and turned it on, in a few minutes the pad turned hot and moist heat bathed my sinus area. The pad has a cycle with at first three green lights, then two and finally one, after that it cools down. Once the cycle was over I was able to breath and quickly put on the CPAP machine. I made it until about 3 am when no air would flow through my system and I was choking, I had enough sense to stumble out of bed, grab the heating pad and start it again. After a few minutes I was able to breath and that time I made it the rest of the way through the night. I woke feeling really rough, the fever had broken during the night and that was good. I waked through the floor covered by used tissue and into the shower. And then it started.
A constant dripping out of my nose, no matter how many times I blew my nose the dripping was there. It continued for most of the day and in fact has only lessened over the last couple hours.
I had an inspection for a friend to do locally so at 10 this morning I measured a house and dripped and blew my way through the inspection. I had him stand back a long ways. Once that was completed I headed to Safeway for Dolly had sold me something else that jarred my memory to when I was a child. Back then we always used the heating pad, sometimes with a wet cloth between the pad and the patient. But we also used Vicks and I was sure I had some in the house. I found three jars of Vaseoline but no Vicks. So while at Safeway attempting not to sneeze on other customers I finally found it hiding between more important items. So the cycle of life continues. I remember now that my mom used Vicks for lots of things, to help clear lungs and sinus passages. So tonight I'll use the Vicks on the top of my nose and on my forehead as instructed by my personal nurse Dolly.
I do feel better tonight but only in relationship to how I felt last night. I have worked a full day and thanks to the help of Jessie who has worked on some of the reports I've actually send several out to lenders in spite of going through a whole box of kleenex as I worked. Late this afternoon I received a nice email from a long time friend, someone I've known since high school and someone who just happens to be a real friend for the long haul. Her email arrived at just a moment when I was feeling pretty alone. When you are this sick you tend to be alone as no one really wants to get it in spite of being your friend. However both Ray and Lois have checked in on me and they lifted my spirits in the process.
The weather was nice outside and I felt like I should work outside in the sun and fresh air but of course there is that pesky matter of getting work done so can continue to live like I like to and prefer. It takes a fairly decent amount of money to keep everyone happy, banks, insurance, supplies, heat, garbage, Direct TV, internet.
I'm hoping that by tomorrow I'll feel even better, certainly it would be nice since I'm set to see 4 properties starting in Brentwood, then Blackhawk, then Livermore and finally home.
I was very bummed by the outcome of the super bowl, sometimes I wonder if the refs are on the take, seems like today every time they could have cut a break to the 49ers it didn't happen. I get so worked up when watching important games that I purposely do not watch until the last 5 minutes and I do it with something else. Tonight it was with my bowl of green beans, brown rice and pinto beans.
So I'm signing off now, thank you for your prayers and kind thoughts.
Love
tim
Please keep a safe distance between you and the computer tonight. I don't want you to catch anything, its not fun so be cautious.
Last night was better in that Dolly had given me to go ahead to use the Thermophore on my head, until I was told it was OK I wasn't goint to take the chance. So last night after napping by the fire I finally went to bed. And as I did so I pulled out the Thermophore and turned it on, in a few minutes the pad turned hot and moist heat bathed my sinus area. The pad has a cycle with at first three green lights, then two and finally one, after that it cools down. Once the cycle was over I was able to breath and quickly put on the CPAP machine. I made it until about 3 am when no air would flow through my system and I was choking, I had enough sense to stumble out of bed, grab the heating pad and start it again. After a few minutes I was able to breath and that time I made it the rest of the way through the night. I woke feeling really rough, the fever had broken during the night and that was good. I waked through the floor covered by used tissue and into the shower. And then it started.
A constant dripping out of my nose, no matter how many times I blew my nose the dripping was there. It continued for most of the day and in fact has only lessened over the last couple hours.
I had an inspection for a friend to do locally so at 10 this morning I measured a house and dripped and blew my way through the inspection. I had him stand back a long ways. Once that was completed I headed to Safeway for Dolly had sold me something else that jarred my memory to when I was a child. Back then we always used the heating pad, sometimes with a wet cloth between the pad and the patient. But we also used Vicks and I was sure I had some in the house. I found three jars of Vaseoline but no Vicks. So while at Safeway attempting not to sneeze on other customers I finally found it hiding between more important items. So the cycle of life continues. I remember now that my mom used Vicks for lots of things, to help clear lungs and sinus passages. So tonight I'll use the Vicks on the top of my nose and on my forehead as instructed by my personal nurse Dolly.
I do feel better tonight but only in relationship to how I felt last night. I have worked a full day and thanks to the help of Jessie who has worked on some of the reports I've actually send several out to lenders in spite of going through a whole box of kleenex as I worked. Late this afternoon I received a nice email from a long time friend, someone I've known since high school and someone who just happens to be a real friend for the long haul. Her email arrived at just a moment when I was feeling pretty alone. When you are this sick you tend to be alone as no one really wants to get it in spite of being your friend. However both Ray and Lois have checked in on me and they lifted my spirits in the process.
The weather was nice outside and I felt like I should work outside in the sun and fresh air but of course there is that pesky matter of getting work done so can continue to live like I like to and prefer. It takes a fairly decent amount of money to keep everyone happy, banks, insurance, supplies, heat, garbage, Direct TV, internet.
I'm hoping that by tomorrow I'll feel even better, certainly it would be nice since I'm set to see 4 properties starting in Brentwood, then Blackhawk, then Livermore and finally home.
I was very bummed by the outcome of the super bowl, sometimes I wonder if the refs are on the take, seems like today every time they could have cut a break to the 49ers it didn't happen. I get so worked up when watching important games that I purposely do not watch until the last 5 minutes and I do it with something else. Tonight it was with my bowl of green beans, brown rice and pinto beans.
So I'm signing off now, thank you for your prayers and kind thoughts.
Love
tim
Saturday, February 2, 2013
100.7
This has been a day of illness. Last night was the worst night I've experienced in many years. At 4 this morning I had to rip the mask off, my head and nasal passages were solid, nothing was moving. So from 4 until 8:30 I slept fitfully and kept dreaming terrible dreams. It was not a pleasant night at all.
Once the very hot shower was over I quickly ate my 1/4 of steel cut oats and drove to Walnut Creek to see the doctor. She was pleasant but very resistant to the ideal of any antibiotics. Finally she relented and gave to Sudafed and some sort of 5 days drug. It took almost 2 hours to get through the pharmacy, the place was jammed, everyone was complaining. I was so sick I just stood in place and tried not to fall over or sneeze. One I had the meds I walked to the car and took a Sudafed with some water. Then I drove to Old Spaghetti Factory where I had a quiet and enjoyable meal
On. e of the issues for the doctor was news that my blood was very thin, 3.5, the thinnest its been yet and the antibiotic tends to make the blood even thinner. So tonight I took just 2 tablets instead of the normal 4. I also had a large salad and a place of broccoli, anything to get the blood thicker and in a hurry.
This evening when Ray came to visit I took my temp and it was 100.7. Not awful but not what I want either. I'm really ill, it hurts to move and of course I desperately need to write up appraisals tomorrow.
Once I got home this afternoon I found a nice blanket and used the recliner to be comfortable. One I was rested enough then I built a fire which has lifted the house to 75 all afternoon. I've slept and watched so many hours of the Christian Dish.
This evening I've taken my first two tablets of the antibiotic and had a few nuts since it is to be taken with food. I've had huge glasses of water in hopes they will help..
I would appreciate your prayers for recovery. I certainly do not feel recovered this evening but I'm always hopeful.
Love to all
Tim
Once the very hot shower was over I quickly ate my 1/4 of steel cut oats and drove to Walnut Creek to see the doctor. She was pleasant but very resistant to the ideal of any antibiotics. Finally she relented and gave to Sudafed and some sort of 5 days drug. It took almost 2 hours to get through the pharmacy, the place was jammed, everyone was complaining. I was so sick I just stood in place and tried not to fall over or sneeze. One I had the meds I walked to the car and took a Sudafed with some water. Then I drove to Old Spaghetti Factory where I had a quiet and enjoyable meal
On. e of the issues for the doctor was news that my blood was very thin, 3.5, the thinnest its been yet and the antibiotic tends to make the blood even thinner. So tonight I took just 2 tablets instead of the normal 4. I also had a large salad and a place of broccoli, anything to get the blood thicker and in a hurry.
This evening when Ray came to visit I took my temp and it was 100.7. Not awful but not what I want either. I'm really ill, it hurts to move and of course I desperately need to write up appraisals tomorrow.
Once I got home this afternoon I found a nice blanket and used the recliner to be comfortable. One I was rested enough then I built a fire which has lifted the house to 75 all afternoon. I've slept and watched so many hours of the Christian Dish.
This evening I've taken my first two tablets of the antibiotic and had a few nuts since it is to be taken with food. I've had huge glasses of water in hopes they will help..
I would appreciate your prayers for recovery. I certainly do not feel recovered this evening but I'm always hopeful.
Love to all
Tim
Friday, February 1, 2013
S I C K
Stay back from your monitors so you don't catch what I've got, I'm serious, its no fun.
After a very rough night of trying to sleep with the cpap machine and a very stuffed up head I was glad for the hot shower, it felt great and I hated to leave to face the day.
I know I had to see a huge property in Fremont worth between 1.7 and 2.6 million, then drive the comps which mostly were hidden behind security gates, then head to Tracy to see a home which is in contract but the cash buyer is not sure if she is paying too much so asked for an appraisal. I got to work with a delightful agent names Susan who works out of an office in Tracy, she called me because I was pleasant to work with on her last sale, it really pays to treat people with respect and listen to them.
As the afternoon progressed my fever increased until I was very very miserable. But I've learned you just put one foot in front of the other and keep going looking toward the goal, my goal was completing the inspection of the last home in Tracy and then getting some help.
Since I started writing the Kaiser doctor just called, after years of Dr. Jim giving me meds at this point and knowing without them I don't get better it was frustrating as she refused any antibiotics suggesting Sudafed instead, across the counter Sudafed. It might help is all she could offer. Right now since I refused to give up she is trying to get an appointment for me tomorrow to actually see someone in Antioch and perhaps they will relent and let me have what I know I need to move toward recovery. I just checked my temperature and it is just 100 at this point. You are right I am frustrated, I've not experienced anyone with less willingness to help than tonights phone visit.
So I guess I won't be driving to Antioch today to the all night drug store at Kaiser, would not be helpful at all.
Well I've had so much water today that its amazing. I've visited many different places to find a bathroom but my favorite is Starbucks, always clean, easy to park and of course they have skinny decaf peppermint mochas which I use as medicine!
The phone just rang and my super helpful Kaiser doctor has found an appointment in Walnut Creek for 10 am. You can bet I'll be there.
So wishing you each a meaningful weekend, extend love when every you can. Its the best medicine for sure.
Love to all
Tim
After a very rough night of trying to sleep with the cpap machine and a very stuffed up head I was glad for the hot shower, it felt great and I hated to leave to face the day.
I know I had to see a huge property in Fremont worth between 1.7 and 2.6 million, then drive the comps which mostly were hidden behind security gates, then head to Tracy to see a home which is in contract but the cash buyer is not sure if she is paying too much so asked for an appraisal. I got to work with a delightful agent names Susan who works out of an office in Tracy, she called me because I was pleasant to work with on her last sale, it really pays to treat people with respect and listen to them.
As the afternoon progressed my fever increased until I was very very miserable. But I've learned you just put one foot in front of the other and keep going looking toward the goal, my goal was completing the inspection of the last home in Tracy and then getting some help.
Since I started writing the Kaiser doctor just called, after years of Dr. Jim giving me meds at this point and knowing without them I don't get better it was frustrating as she refused any antibiotics suggesting Sudafed instead, across the counter Sudafed. It might help is all she could offer. Right now since I refused to give up she is trying to get an appointment for me tomorrow to actually see someone in Antioch and perhaps they will relent and let me have what I know I need to move toward recovery. I just checked my temperature and it is just 100 at this point. You are right I am frustrated, I've not experienced anyone with less willingness to help than tonights phone visit.
So I guess I won't be driving to Antioch today to the all night drug store at Kaiser, would not be helpful at all.
Well I've had so much water today that its amazing. I've visited many different places to find a bathroom but my favorite is Starbucks, always clean, easy to park and of course they have skinny decaf peppermint mochas which I use as medicine!
The phone just rang and my super helpful Kaiser doctor has found an appointment in Walnut Creek for 10 am. You can bet I'll be there.
So wishing you each a meaningful weekend, extend love when every you can. Its the best medicine for sure.
Love to all
Tim
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