Sad news

It was a very sad day yesterday. My boss called me first thing in the morning to let me know our company owner had passed away the night before. Completely unexpected. He was due to fully retire in 2 weeks, just as he would be turning 67 years old. Definitely a shock to us all, that's for sure. While the company itself will be fine, it's still quite a loss to us all. 

I'll take a break today from the vacation update.

DH and I are still trying to get over Covid. I'm tired of coughing. His recovery is going slower, it seems. But, we are at least able to usually sleep through the night without coughing now and both have our appetites back. 

The weather has cooled down a lot, which is nice. It's 40 degrees out this morning and the high will be low 70's. That's perfect weather to me. DH got the sprinkler system blown out for the winter, yesterday (so nothing freezes). Probably one or two more mows and he'll be done for the season. Today is his semi-annual job to flush out the 2 propane tankless water heaters we have. One of our plumbing guys , when we built the house) and told dh how to do it, with vinegar, and save the $ from paying them to come do it. 

My aunt's funeral service will be broadcast live, on Saturday, so I will watch that.

I somehow remembered that it's been almost a year since I signed up for Hulu for .99 cents a month. I thought I had through November, but decided to log in and get it canceled while I was thinking about it. Good thing I did, because in a few weeks was going to be the full monthly charge at $9 a month. No thanks. I also cancelled a subscription I had (thru Amazon) for some multivitamins I've been taking. If nothing else, I'm sure I can find some that are much cheaper that work just as well (if they even do help).

I'm still waiting to get the bill for dh's MRI of his prostate. After whatever the the insurance w/o adjustment is, the rest will be to our deductible.  

I have to send dh's brand new computer back due to the CPU fan running so loud and fast. Dell is sending me a packaging box to send it back in and that should arrive tomorrow. His old computer still works, so I guess I will just have to hook that one back up, until we get the new one back. 

DD is looking into booking a European river cruise vacation for her and her dh next year. Sounds much smaller ships with only like 200 passengers (vs 5000) so much more intimate and less people. The prices seem to be similar to what we paid for our cruise, and she's finding flights to Europe pretty cheap. Her mother in law had to put a damper on their plans by telling them these cruises she is looking at are the "Walmart of cruises" - they, on the other hand, are spending $16,000 to do a wine type of cruise over there in Nov 2025. DD told me there's no way she and her dh are going to spend $16k, LOL.