Road to Town a Few Miles from our Turnoff
Today we went to town for groceries and prescriptions. It was likely the best day weather wise for a few days. It was another gorgeous day this morning. Joe drove to Boulder then I drove.
We went to Rendezvous Pointe to see a hearing "technician?" to find out if new hearing aids might help Joe hear better. So now he has an appointment for a hearing test in about two weeks, and I sure hope she might be able to help him. This hearing issue has been so frustrating for him, and for both of us. She said the good ones cost about $5000 now, and he says if they will work he is willing to try them. I think/hope they may have made some advances with the technology and digital stuff since he last tried them maybe 15 years ago. He is sure missing out on a lot of what goes on and having trouble understanding and comprehending.
Judi and Rollie came in while we were there. The hearing lady, Brandi, had her little toddler with her and he had the stuff in the diaper bag scattered around the floor. Rollie pointed to a diaper and asked if it were mine. I said yes. Then Brandi said they weren't good to be scattered arround the senior center.
We had some dinner at The Patio - and leftovers for the dogs. None of us really need anything to eat tonight. Then went and got some groceries and to the drug store. Joe pushed the basket for me for the first time ever. He said he'd push it for 30 minutes and that was about when he gave it up and went and got coffee. I gave him the cart after I checked out and he loaded up the grocery bags and waited in the car.
Sob story.... I waited in the drug store line three %#&#@^&( times, first when we went in to give them the prescriptions, going back after shopping and they weren't ready yet, and going back again after checking out. I got so mad there. Long story, but since I'm getting pain pills I still had a week to go before the last time that was filled and the insurance wouldn't fill or pay for them yet. So the clerk decided not to ask me what I wanted - which actually was not to have to drive back in a week to get them. After discussion, I was just so p.o.'d that I said yes I wanted them and would just pay for them. That took another 20 minutes for them to fill it. Later I told myself I was an idiot and should have just said to have it ready for me when that time was up and I'd pick it up next time I was there. I just wanted to have them on hand and not perhaps have to make a trip to town for them - and the doctor wants me to take them. So When I was finished and turned around, everyone in line saw my face, rolling my eyes, and just burst out laughing. They've all been through the same thing and probably worse for too long now. I was mad for another couple of hours about it.
When I went out to the car I stood in the parking lot for a minute and thought how wonderful a sunny zero degrees felt. Another beautiful drive back home. The roads are great right now. I got us some chicken from the deli to have tonight Joe's fried and mine baked, so that will be easy.
At least it pried me out of the house for a while.
Gina called and said that Best Buy HAD NOT mailed my computer the day they said they would. I said "SEE!". So she really let the girl have her opinion about them, and 15 minutes later the girl called her back and said it went out a few minutes ago and gave her the UPS tracking number. ........ YOU GO GINA!!!!
Had not been home very long and looked out the window and the skies were totally overcast and setting down on the hills to snow.
Cattle on Feedline Along the Way
