March 11 - March 17

March 11 (Monday) = Nice day :) Dog was outside on leased, brought him back in, client awake, siting in her bedroom writing list for groceries, says she called Food 4 Less and found out about tv dinners on sale, and are good such as Lean Cuisine and Hungry Man. Was telling me about the cooking show she had watched last night and told me about chives and olives on a baked potato and serloin steak they're cooking, she wants it too. Had also told me about dog out of food, I checked on dog food, as I can hardly believed it's all gone, but yeah, all gone, then dog back outside again on leased. Also told me about her call with Walmart and had been told she could exchange the heating pad, as long as she had the box, thou she doesn't have the receipt. Made client tea, and had her tea while she gives me list for groceries, told her I could get the groceries from Vons. Wrote me a check to use when I go later. Also has a good aura today :) Hasn't heard about pain and troubles. Got the list for grocery items and wants Popeyes for lunch, (reminded her about the call she made about salty chicken and she said we'r not going back in there,) told her we have coupons for it as she still wants it. Did some cleaning on the kitchen, did laundry, emptied and washed trash bin, washed dishes, wiped kitchen table. Decided to go earlier to Vons, like 10:15 am as dog was barking, wants treat, client talking to the dog and dog answered by barking, sat in front of client on the bed ^-^' reminded client about her balance on the bank but says doesn't wanna make call. Got to Vons before 10:30 am, got dog foods, chives, tv dinners, had called client and wants me to get dessert too. Called her about baked salmon, $5.99 and small serloin steak for over $4 but doesn't want it, says cost too much. Also got dog snack but can't find chocolate cookies she wants.Told me about a call from a man that she doesn't like about it. Spent $29+, paid with clients check. Then went next to Popeyes and got 5 pieces of mild chicken with a coupon for $3.99. Spent $4.31 with my card. Got back past 11 am, client told me about the call she received from a man, asking for her name, etc, for her son about her bank and she gave it, later she realized it was about her son getting access to her bank and wasn't happy about it. Asked me what to do if I were her, so told her I would call my bank. She decided she will do it  but later but had asked me to write down her account number. Client had lunch past 12 pm, had 2 pieces of chicken, 1 biscuit, and a sliced of chocolate fudge cake, sweet corn, and water for drink. turned on tv for her talk show at 12:30 as she doesn't wanna miss it. Client fall asleep after lunch, woke her up when I'm ready to go, 1 pm and it slips to her it's Monday and asked me if she had to write a check. Wrote a check, and reminded her to call bank and that I also went to Vons and make sure she had money in her checking. Left already 1:17 pm.

March 12 (Tuesday) = Arrived, dog outside on leased, brought back inside, client awake in room. Made her coffee and tidied up kitchen. Was about to start shampooing vacant room, close to the kitchen but client had started thinking about going into the closet again looking for some stuffs. So I did went through her closet and handed her the bagged dress she wanted to look at, and also was looking for a red jacket but I can't find it. Went on shampooing carpet, started on the vacant room. Also was drying heating pad, client watching shopping channel. Asked for hydrogen peroxide for her aching big left toe, put peroxide and wrapped it on gauze and bandaged and continued carpet shampooing all the way to her room, had emptied commode. Asked me if I hadn't wrote letter/note to her husband about the merchandises and paying me the money I spent and I said no, I didn't wrote any letter. Client had lunch about or past 12 pm, had the Lean Cuisine tv dinner, salmon and veges., baked potato with chopped chives and olives, and cheddar cheese and water for drink. Liked the baked potato :) Had fallen asleep after lunch. Washed 2 rugs outside past 12:30 pm, went back inside and washed dishes. Also planted chive in a pot :) Left about or before 1:10 pm, client watching tv, (had fixed tv in the bedroom, says "no signal," but found how to fixed it, played around with the buttons on the side of tv.) [Menu, says "movie" but had put it on "standard" and put it on "cable."

March 13 (Wednesday) = Backdoor still locked when got to client's place, client awake. Made her tea and  brought dog outside on leased. Still hadn't heard about arthritis pain, etc. :) Talked to me about patio being bad and messy, the paint cans again, and old books she wanted to be drawn away. Told her if she paid for the paints, the workers would really leave it there and not brought it with them, and that she wouldn't have to worry about buying paint whenever she needs painting 'coz she already have those. Tidied up kitchen and made sweet potatoes, salad, baked potato with chives and olives, and was about to make tuna sandwich when client called me and showed me Ralphs in store ads, talking about free Lays samples and was thinking/deciding about how can I come there afternoon as free samples are only 4 - 8 pm on Friday. So I told her if she wants I could just get the free sample on Ralphs close to my home and she agreed, but then told me now it was for me. Also talking about corned beef brisket from Ralphs, deciding about me going in there and candies too for the gardener (Alfonso) as she said she had promised the guy candies for next time. Called me again after a while, told me about a little surprise for me :) It was about Burger King having specials, 3 meals to choose from, the fish fillets, the original chicken sandwich for $4.99 for two, and the Whopper, so I told her ok, I'd go to Burger King for lunch and asked me to pay for it first as she doesn't have money, only have $3 left and some change and she gave the $3.28 for Rite-Aid, candies, soda pop, and cookies. Left past 10:40 am and went to Burger King first, got 2 orig. chicken sandwich, paid $5.40 and then went next to Rite-Aid, got Diet Coke for 99 cents, and Oreo chocolate cookies for 79 cents, and Kitkat chocolates, paid $3.12. Got back to client's place past 11:15 am. Client had lunch before 12 noon, had chicken sandwich, sweet potato, 2 cookies and Diet Coke for drink. Later asked for more Diet Coke. watching tv, asked her if she wanted to take her meds. now as she hasn't been taking them, says yes, now she knows it wasn't her meds. that makes her goes back and forth. Took her other high blood pressure and vit. before I left, 1 pm, woke up client for it as she fall asleep. Asked her if she wanted me to go to Food 4 Less on Friday, and had took the heating pad with me too. Also, had thrown away about three booklets, but most didn't not, left the books (recipes) out there and told it to client. Left already 1:24 pm, client watching favorite show.

March 14 (Thursday) = OFF!

March 15 (Friday) = Dropped by to Walmart, tried to return heating pad. And they didn't accept it, says been over 90 days and it was from the pharmacy, can't process receipt. Went next to Foods 4 Less, got all items client wanted, had spent $42.82 with my card. Done before 10 am and called client to let her know I'm on my way. Got to client past 10 am, dog outside, not on leased, walked back in the house when I arrived. Told client about Walmart, and she wasn't happy about it, tried to call Walmart but can't get it, then changed her mind and asked for manufacturer's number instead, says doesn't wanna talk to Walmart's manager. Gave her manufacturer's number, dialed it for her. Cleaned mess in the kitchen, stored groceries, client on the phone with guy named Dave, told him about the product, and the store not accepting it, guy told client to send it back and they will send one again. Then later client realizes she has to pay for shipping and again, wasn't happy about it, planning on returning it today, but when she learned time, 11:17 am, later changed her mind and decided ship it back on the 3rd of next month as she doesn't have money. Had lunch about 11:40sh, bacon sandwich, Greek salad, Diet Coke for drink and later had dessert.

March 16 (Saturday) = Dog outside on leased when I arrived on client's place (using Silveria,) with corned beef brisket I got from Ralphs in our place and Lays 4 samples as client asked.  Brought dog back inside and sshowed client the corned beef, and samples to her in her room, already awake sitting in bed. Told me the samples are for me, but I told her I went there and got it on the store for her. Showed her the corned beef, how it looks like and the price, $3.01, which she's happy about it and thought she should have got more or another one, and told me how to cooked it. Cooked corned beef brisket how client wants it, rinsed meat, rubbed spices and boiled it in the stove pot and put onion. Client making phone call to Ralphs, asking for more corned beef brisket. Meanwhile, made her coffee. Client had coffee and her morning blood pressure med. and told me Ralphs in Montezuma still has the corned beef brisket on sale for $1.59 lbs. so said I'll go in there, she wrote a check and I went to Ralphs about 10:35 sh. Asked for a NEW Ralphs reward card as I saw mom's car key doesn't have any card. Got brown eggs, canned beans, and called client about corned beef brisket if she wanted me to get just 1 or 2. And client's concern was if the meat wasn't good. Has the idea of me asking the butcher to set aside another corned beef brisket and that if the one we're cooking at home is good, and she's ready to pick up the one set aside by the butcher, then she will, or I will pick it up. Told her stores only hold items for pick up for about a day, so she had the idea instead of buying it and just returning meat when the meat cooking isn't good. Few minutes can't hear client. Paid the items. When I got back, told her about the purchases and that I didn't get olives and pickles, expensive, waffles too. Asked me how many brisket I got when I came back, told her one, and she told me she had told me I could get two and return it if she changes her mind :) But then, I didn't heard that part as there's few minutes I couldn't hear client on the phone. Told her I could come back again and get. Brisket continues on cooking and did laundry, etc. Client had lunch about 12:15 pm, slices of corned beef brisket, beans, and broccoli. Client tasted meat, can't chew it and says has to be boiled 20 more minutes, told her it's really soft as I had tasted it already. Cut slices into small pieces, and let client tried, says it's so much better now, made a sandwich with it, put back other half of brisket to boil Client had sandwich for lunch almost 12:30 already. Had made her another sandwich, and made macaroni and cheese, put it on the fridge. Gave other blood pressure med. 5 minutes to 1 pm, and boiled half of the meat was now with slices on the fridge. Opened mail from Water Dept., reminder for a $95.99 payment, says wasn't received. Told it to client and she wrote a check, past 1 pm and reminded her again I have to go, as I am using my mom's car. So she had wrote a check, but doesn't wanna call bank, wanted to just call bank on Monday. Left about 1:15 pm already, got bill with me. Called client's son when I arrived home, about the bill, and says they had paid it, called the Water Dept. and told me hold on with the bill 'til Friday. Called client and let her know about 5 pm.

March 17 (Sunday) = OFF!