July 22 - July 28

July 22 (Monday) = Back door still closed, client awake. Wants 5 eggs, and says 1 goes for the dog and bacon. Says she had a wonderful sleep last night. But wonders why she still sleepy this morning. Thought she's taking too much medicines. Made 3 eggs only and 2 remaining slices of bacon. Client had 2 eggs, bacon, and coffee past 9:30 am. And gave dog the 1 egg mixed with some dog foods. Client fall asleep. Tidied up room, kitchen, washed dishes, swept carpet, kitchen and room, emptied commode, disinfected and rinsed. Client awakened and was talking about Subway sandwich with fritos or fritos sandwich. Called Subway and says its enchalada sandwich with fritos, and mildly spicy. Decided either roasted chicken sandwich or tuna, client choose chicken sandwich. Had her Hydrochlorothiazide. Client mentioned her arthritis pain and told her about ground cinnamon and honey for arthritis pain, says she'll try anything for it. Then wants me to go to Vons and wrote a check for Vons for ground cinnamon, honey, dog food, and says maybe soda pop. Already in the car past 10:45 pm, then noticed client's check has some writing/notes at the back, went back inside and asked client to wrote another check and showed her the writings at the back of the check. She made another check. Left about 11 am, went to Subway and got oven roasted chicken. Paid $6.48 with my card. Next to Vons and got items, 1 tv dinner too and new brand of dog food. Paid with client's check. Got back before 11:30 am, client sleeping, didn't woke her up but prepared lunch, made chicken rice-a-roni for client's dinner and steamed asparagus. Client woke up almost or a little past 12 noon. She had her lunch past 12 noon, oven roasted chicken, and steamed asparagus and Diet Coke for drink. Likes lunch :) Prepared pm meds. with a note to take it after dinner. A little past 1 pm, when I was just ready to go, client had made check for office and such, showed me WSS shoes ad and says she wants these two pairs of shoes! And wants to write a check. Told her we could call WSS first and ask if they accept personal check. Called 1-800 number on ad as there's no local number. Asked for El Cajon Blvd. or University Ave. WSS store. Gave me address and number. Called WSS in El Cajon Blvd. and says they don't accept personal check. Told client I could either go to her bank and get cash or I  could just pay for it first as there's no time since she prefers me to go there today eventhou I told her already I have to go to the office and they close by 2 pm. Left already past 1:15 pm. Arrived to WSS store before 1:30 pm. Called office and talked to "M" about me just dropping off the check and time sheet as I was in a shoe store as client wanted me to go there just before when I'm ready to go at 1 pm. Says ok. Asked for employee's helped for looking at the black shoes client wanted and for the tiger inspired one with size 8 1/2 size but there's no 8 1/2 size and doesn't have the black one she likes. Called client and told her. Left before 2 pm.

July 23 (Tuesday) = Backdoor still closed and dog outside. Client awake. Told me how mad she was on the dog the night, doesn't wanna come in. Made client 1 cup of hot water, mixed 1 tbsp. of honey and 1/2 tsp. of ground cinnamon after. Client took it. Explained it to her that it doesn't work overnight, she needs to take it daily, give it a week for her arthritis pain. Tidied up kitchen area. Picked up oranges as client wanted to give some to neighbor on the right side (with the baby.) Gave client 1 boiled egg. Then gave her blood pressure and bladder med. afterwards, past 10 am. Client wrote a check for Rite-Aid and wanted me to look at garden decor, she called Rite-Aid for the statues and had talked to Rhonda. Decided Burger King for lunch as I still have coupon: Whopper Jr. combo and wanted malt. Told her I would asked if I could get the malt instead of the soda pop on the coupon, and wants dessert too so told her I'd get pie as well. Left 10:45 ' sh am and went to Rite-Aid first. Looked @ statues and called client, decided to get 2 solar ones: garden gnome and mother duck. Returned broken sunglasses too and got new one. Paid with client check. Went next to Burger King. Got Whopper $3.99 coupon and asked employee if I could get chocolate malt instead of soda pop, says yes and asked for order. Paid $4.53 with my card. Remembered the pie afterwards and got it. Spent another $1.08. Total spent was $5.61 with my card. Got back, client sleeping. PRepared lunch. Woke up client for lunch 11:35 ' sh am, had Whopper Jr., unsalted fries, apple pie, and malt. Fall asleep after lunch and woke her up for shower. Says she's feeling sick with the malt, client got cold. Taking shower @ 12:22 pm. Put Rite-Aid Sheer lotion, and assisted on dressing. Showed er the statues and she likes it specially the gnome :) Did changed bed sheets 15 minutes to 1 pm. Gave client 1 tablet of med. @ 1:03 pm for her cold (the one she is taking for pain). Left past 1:15 pm.

July 24 (Wednesday) = Called client before 8:30 am to ask if she wanted me to go to 99 Cents on my way and what she wants. Gave me a list. Arrived to 99 Cents store before 9 am. Got items asked and called client about 9:12 am to see if she had something else she wanted me to get. Paid $21.40 with my card. Dropped by to Rite-Aid for client's Vesicare refill. Pharmacist name is Tee helped me :) Says system is down and gave me 5 tablets for now, and ask me to come back but call first to get the rest of it. Didn't charge me yet for the 5 tablets I received. Told her I'd come back Friday. Client awake, but still in bed with coat added as her covers, says it was cold last night. Tidied up kitchen. Client had a cup of hot water with mixture of 1 tbsp of honey and 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon and 1 waffle before 10 am. Client fall asleep after. Emptied commode, washed towels, dryer, steamed vegetables (carrots and spinach,) wiped kitchen floor. Prepared sandwich. Made Uncle Ben's chicken and broccoli rice. Woke up client for lunch about 11:47 ' sh am. Had pastrami sandwich on dinner roll, the steamed vegetables, some olives and Diet Coke. Also made her another sandwich for her meal. Prepared meds. for tomorrow with notes when. Wanted to give brief to gardener but told her husband's drawers were mostly empty. Found neck ties instead and wanted me to gave it to gardener. I only took 4 and put it on plastic with client's note. Then she aske for husband's shoes, only showed client 2 pairs. Then client saw shoes are still in good condition and changed her mind, thinking about having it on sale again. Client had Omeprazole (stomach med.) Atenolol, and Calcium vitamin a little past 1 pm. Showed her Cox bill too, $71.39. I took some time looking for check book which we can't find. So took out another check book, the third now and client wrote a check for the bill. Also made a note for Cox on how she wasn't happy with the service with tv being blurred etc. Asked me about my afternoon plans so told her I have to go on my training and I have baby sitting at night. Then she goes on with her wanting to put an ad on the newspaper for her yard sale, and ad is free, wants me to call her before 5 pm as newspaper office closes at 5 pm. Explained to her I'd try as I'm going to my training and she understood. Left already 1:30 pm. Dropped off bill on post office drive thru box.

July 25 (Thursday) = OFF!

July 26 (Friday) = Listened to client's son's voicemail about his daughter called client and that client said she had soup for dinner, she doesn't have dinner prepared or something like that. Son just wanted to know if I had prepared meals or what, etc. Called her son morning before I left, before 8:30 am and told him I had prepared meals for client: she had sandwich, rice-a-roni, and some tv dinners. Also told him Cox Cable bill was already received and client already paid for it, dropped it foo at the post office 1:30 pm. And that client wants to put ad on the newspaper for yard sale.

Client awake, sitting on the edge of the bed and first thing she told me when I knocked on the bedroom was about the dinner. Wants me to know that she didn't told them (her granddaughter and son) that she doesn't have dinner prepared as she doesn't want me to think that she was a double-crosser. Told her it's ok. She then explained that her granddaughter called her and the were talking about Rite-Aid's garden statues, and later she was asked what she had for dinner and she said she had soup. So her granddaughter said she can't have only soup for dinner and she went and ordered pizza for client. Wants me to call her son to tell him she didn't told them I hadn't prepared something but told her I already talked to her son and him calling me about it was ok with me. Tidied up kitchen. Soaked soiled sheets. Client had mixture of 1 tbsp. honey and 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon on 1 cup hot water. And had 1 waffle too past 9:30 am. Gave her Hydrochlorothiazide and Vesicare 10:22 am. Client watching tv and asked me if we still have pastrami for lunch, I said yes and asked her what is she gonna have for dinner. I got the usual answer when I asked her about her dinner, says "she's not worried about dinner." Told her " I am." Then later she prepared a check for Vons as she's thinking steak would be nice, some vege., tv dinner, and some small dessert. And after a while she thought of El Pollo Loco. Asked me to call El Pollo Loco to ask them if they think their food is greasy or salty. Made the call and lady employee said no, their food isn't greasy as it is grilled, asked them for the price as well. Client asked me to call Rite-Aid too as she is wondering if our Rite-Aid could get some more garden statues from Rite-Aid in 35th st. and she would just buy it from them instead. Called Rite-Aid and talked to the manager and he said he'll call that Rite-Aid and see if it's possible. Left 10:45 am and headed to El Pollo Loco. Got 3 pieces of chicken, cole slaw, tortilla, and salad. Paid and spent $7.01 with my card. Went next to Vons and got the items client asked. Got more dog food too. Called client  before leaving the store just in case there's something else she wants. Paid with client's check. Dropped by next to Rite-Aid pharmacy and got client's refill for Vesicare, paid for it and spent $42 with my card. . Their computer/system is still a bit slow but I got the medicine. Got back past 11:30 am, client watching tv. Prepared lunch, warmed it up. Client had lunch about 11:50 am, had 2 pieces of chicken, leg and thigh, some  cole slaw, tortilla, and salad and water for drink. Says the other chicken was good but the other one is salty. Lunch was ok to her. Made steak and steamed zucchini for a ready meal. She also have 3 Lean Cuisine tv dinners and told her about it before 1 pm (12:50 pm) to be exact when she had 2 acetamenophine for arthritis pain. Also rubbed cream on her back, shoulders and legs. Left about 1:15 pm.

July 27 (Saturday) = Dog outside, client already awake. Said she's already up at 4:30 am having tea as she had arthritis pain last night. Asked her if she had tried to call me as I had about more than 5 missed private calls, says it was her, then ti was her granddaughter as her granddaughter just wanted to ask if I, or can I go to that Rite-Aid in 35th St. which has selections of garden statues. Client had mixture of 1 tbsp honey and 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon on 1 cup of hot water and had 1 waffle. Client fall asleep after, says it was cold and had 2 robe covering her. Tidied up kitchen, did laundry and drying and added 1 more warm blanket on bed and covered client under 4 blankets while she's also using the 2 robes. Wrote check for Vons and gave me the few items, including cinnamon rolls, and decided I'd better go early before it gets hotter, I agreed and left for Vons about or a little past 9:30 am. Got items, 3 bagels, cream cheese, 1 more tv dinner, 1 can Priority dog food, 2 zhucchini, and the cinnamon rolls. Called client but she hadn't added any more items. Arrived past 10 am, client sleeping. Went on with things that had to be done. Watered back lawn and then front. Client awoke, and watches tv. Prepared lunch and made steak and sauteed asparagus for a meal to be stored on fridge for tomorrow. Woke up client for lunch, she had bagel with (locks) salmon, 1 cinnamon roll and water for drink. I grilled the 2 pieces of locks left and added it along with the steak and sauteed asparagus. Client fall asleep again after lunch. Woke up client @ 1 pm and gave her the Atenolol, stomach med., (Omeprzole) and Calcium vit. Again with the, me spending over the night in there and her getting a dinner. But then before I could say I can't client already knew, and say I would go to my other jobs. And I said yeah. Left before or about 1:15 pm.

July 28 (Sunday) = OFF!