Feb. 11 - Feb. 17

Feb. 11 (Monday) = Client sitting on the kitchen chair when I arrived, dog wanting to go outside. Put dog outside on leased, and client chit chatting with me as she goes to see the Sunday newspaper I just brought in. Was talking about calling the handyman who fixed the leak in front, as she wants man to wait for her next months check, also talking about her son's call, about her husband being drive by their son to visit the house. Made client tea and had her morning blood pressure med. Complaining about the arthritis pain today, and I noticed she had oranges and lemon. Past 9:30 am client walked back to her room, did tidied up her bedroom and cleaned kitchen area. Had 1 Aleve before 10 am with tea, had chit chatted with me, telling stories about her neighbors. Gave me $4 cash ($1 bills) and quarters, (all total of $5.40) includes tax for tuna, Subway, for lunch, then wrote a check for Vons as she wants me to get small dessert, soda pop, and stamps. Left about maybe 10:40 am something, went to Subway first and got the tuna sandwich, then next to Vons. Spent $8 and something with clients check on Vons: chocolate fudge for less than $2, bought 1 tv dinner (turkey pot pie,) and got brown eggs. And when I was done paying with clients check, I remembered about getting a book of stamps, so I got stamps, and paid for it. Spent $9.20 with my card. Got back almost 11:30 am, and went preparing lunch. Client said she will take another 1 Aleve tablet, but wants to wait for lunch so I won't walk back and forth :) Client had lunch before 12 noon, had half of the tuna sandwich, coleslaw, small slice of chocolate fudge, less than half of a big potato (baked it,) and Diet Coke for drink. Enjoyed her lunch. :) Had prepared client pasta with sauteed veges., zucchini, and carrots. Also had prepared salad. :) Client had fallen asleep, doesn't wanted to take her vit. and other blood pressure med. as she believes she's taking too much med. and thinks it is responsible for what she feels. went back to sleep. Woke her up when I was about to go, to fill up the date on the check. She has a check ready for office but doesn't have date in it, also has to call her bank for transfers as she don't have enough money on her checking. I called bank and male employee talked to client. Also had called handyman, Andrew and told him client wants to ask him if he could wait until next month's 3rd to be paid as client doesn't have enough cash/money, the guy agreed. :) Log off, about 1:10 pm.

Feb. 12 (Tuesday) = Client awake, while dog was tangled up on the hose and barking when I pulled into the driveway. Client talked to me about the talk she had with her granddaughter and son last night, said she had mentioned to her son about the phone call we made yesterday to the handyman. Client doesn't want coffee nor tea. But asked for a boiled egg. She had 1 boiled egg, at 9:30 am, and had called her son as she wanted me to, just to tell her son I'm not gonna go with the handyman. Son also had asked me to ask client to sign 8 checks and securely send it to him to pay clients bills. Client wasn't happy with it, and tried to call her husband. Cleaned spilled dog food on client's bedroom, also the dog's poop on the carpet going to the kitchen, on the vacant room. Had shampooed carpet too from there to bedroom. Client had fallen asleep, and I went to Great Wall Express to get Chinese food. Got there about 10 mins. early before they open, but opened as they saw a customer on their parking spot :) Got lo mein, orange chicken and beef and broccoli and a Diet Coke, Spent $5.93 with my card. Got back with client still sleeping. Few mins. later heard client on the phone, and called me as I was about to warm up her lunch. She was just on the phone, called Popeyes and told me their Tuesdays special, $1.49. Told client I already got the Chinese food, but I could go to Popeyes to get their Tuesday $1.49 special so she could either have the chicken or Chinese food, whichever she wanted for lunch today. got to Popeyes and Chinese employee (Hope,) took cared of me. :) Spent $2.68 with my card. Steamed some zucchini, and client had it with her lunch a little past 12 noon, had mild chicken, half apple pie, and the steamed zucchini, water for drink. Client took her vit. and other blood pressure med. about or a little after 12:30 pm. Had fall asleep after that. Still has her tv dinner on the freezer, the salad and pasta I had prepared yesterday. Also had prepared her some Chinese food (lo mein, beef and broccoli and orange chickens) on a plate and had it on the fridge. Left 1:04 pm.

Feb. 13 (Wednesday) = Dog on leased outside, client awake. Had tea later on, had talked to her about the medicine ready for pick up, says we would talk about it later, says again that she doesn't think medicine are helping as she goes on and on on the commode. Told her again that she hasn't been taking the bladder medicine because she doesn't want to, what she's taking are the blood pressure medicines. Then she thought about getting Subway sandwich  for lunch as she already touched the Chinese food. Went and did tidying up/ cleaning kitchen, and client had fallen asleep. Awakened when the phone rings, and we had talked about kinds of Subway sandwiches, she had chosen turkey breast sandwich, also told her I'm going to pick up the medicine from Rite-Aid, told me to list down whatever I will spend with it, (so with that said, I got it that I'm going to pay for it.) Also asked me to get candy, and told her I'm going to get a can of dog food, and that I'm going to call her from there. Left past 10:30 am, went to Subway first, got turkey breast sandwich, spent $5.40 with my card. Then next to Rite-Aid, called client twice, first about the candy, (got Whoppers) for 99 cents, and second call was about the sandwich spread she wants me to get. Also had asked me to get milk, got the grape jelly, Swiss Miss as she wants chocolate that is mix on the milk, got 1 can of dog food. Went to pharmacy to pick-up refill, Hydrochlorothiazide for over $3. Also had paid the items in there, spent $12.55 with my card. Tried to call client to tell her I'm on my way back and just finished, if there's something else she wants, but phone was busy. Got there maybe past 11:15 am, client sitting in bed, and says she's been trying to contact me as she had changed her mind about getting the grape jelly, and also wants the Swiss Miss to be returned when she learned the price ($2.49) or something. She had 1 milk ball. Prepared lunch past 11:30 am, made steamed vegetables ((brussels, carrots, and zucchini.) Client had lunch past 12 pm, had half of the turkey breast sandwich, steamed vegetables, coleslaw and remaining soda pop from yesterday I put in a cup on the fridge. Enjoyed her lunch. :) Had fallen asleep after lunch. Awakened about 10 minutes or less before 1 pm, asked her if she wants me to dropped by to Food 4 Less on Friday, but can't seem to decide and asked me to call her. So told her I'm just going to call her tomorrow night (Thursday.) Had turned on tv on the vacant room. Also was asked to turn on heater higher (now on 83) as she is still cold, she knows it's now on 83 and aware about her son had told her about the temperature not higher than 76. Had left past 1:10 pm.

Feb. 14 (Thursday) = OFF!

Feb. 15 (Friday) = Dropped by to Food 4 Less for groceries that client and I had listed for me to get last night when I called her. Got there about 10 mins. or less before 9 am. God dog foods, roast beef which is more than $6, veges., watermelon, mushroom soup, Lipton black (berry) tea, two tv dinners, beef bacon. Had spent $37.75 with my card. Arrived at client's place about 9:40 or so, dog outside on leased. Brought groceries inside, and dog back inside, went back outside as I forgot my lunch bag but can't get in as the door was now completely closed and locked! Tapped on client's window in front and told her I can't get inside, so she went and opened back door. :) Cleaned kitchen a bit, and stored groceries, while client walked back to her room, with her arthritis pain. Made her the tea I just got (black tea, berry,) took it in her room with her morning blood pressure med. which she took. Client had fallen asleep after a while and I wiped/cleaned her bedside table. Also had bandaged her left big toe (had damped it with hydrogen peroxide) as she says it still hurts then falls asleep again, says she was up a lot last night going back and forth in the commode. Still thinks the med. wasn't doing good for her but told her again it was the blood pressure meds. she's taking as she doesn't wanna take her bladder med. And she had taken Aleve (2 tablets) about 11:15 am while I was tidying up her room. Then went on to prepare lunch at 11:30 am. Client had lunch past 12 pm, had roast beef sandwich, water melons, some steamed zucchini and water for drink. Wasn't really satisfied with the watermelon as she says, it wasn't really ripe yet. Then had her small slice of cheese cake for the dessert before 12:30 pm. Had fallen asleep again but wakes up about 20 or 15 mins. before 1 pm. Brought her vit. and other blood pressure med. to take, but she was putting pain cream so asked me instead to put meds., on the table and she would take it later. Turned on tv on the vacant room, for the "The Talked" show. Left about 1:10 pm.

Feb. 16 (Saturday) = Dog on the kitchen, client in the bedroom, awake. Had put dog outside, went to client and still complains a bit about her arthritis pain, and her trips to the commode, which she moved closer to her side. Wants to try not taking her medicines for the whole day. Had a boiled egg past 9:30 am. Dabbed equal part of warm water and apple cider vinegar ( 1 tsp. each) with cotton, on her big toe, on the left foot. Client fall asleep while I wrapped big toe in gauge and bandage. Client continued sleeping, while I made tuna sandwich for her meal to stack on the fridge. Cleaned kitchen, and tidied up things. Client woke up maybe before 11 am or about 11 am, asked me if I want Oreo cookies and cheese for sandwich, told her I could get the items if she wanted me to get those. She then wrote a check for Rite-Aid for most of the items she wants me to get, told her I also have to return 2 items to Rite-Aid (Swiss Miss and grape jelly) and use the refund on Vons for the cheese. Went to Rite-Aid, got 2 Ore chocolate cookies for 79 cents each, and 2 Whoppers for 99 cents each, while they don't have the sticky pad she wants for ants/roaches, and yard sale sign. Returned the items, got the cash refund and I paid with the check, about $3+. Went to Vons next and got cheddar cheese for almost $3, paid with cash, $5. Got back to client house, 11:44 am, started making bacon for sandwich. And client called my name, she said she doesn't know I'm back, but just called me to see I'm already there :) Then I realized I forgot the pain cream. Client had lunch about 12:10 pm, had bacon sandwich, steamed spinach and 2 Oreo cookies and water for drink. Told her I'm going back to Rite-Aid as I forgot to get the pain cream. Went back to Rite-Aid while client is having lunch. Got a Rite-Aid brand pain cream and paid with my card, $4.36. Got back at 12:30 pm. Washed dishes, tidied up kitchen, and prepared clients medicine for tomorrow. Client was sleeping, woke her up just to say me have to go :) Gave me $3+ for 99 Cents Store on Monday and told me whatever I spend more, just list it. Left @ about 1:10 pm.

Feb. 17 (Sunday = OFF!