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I came down here yesterday because Mom had an issue with vertigo and was going to the doctor. I had the day off and didn’t want her to drive if it could be avoided.

The doctor said basically that there was nothing to be done about the vertigo except rest. Mom had taken some expired medicine she had for sea sickness and thought it had helped but the doc said no, don’t do that.

Anyway, she’s better now. She has an appointment with her dentist this morning to put a permanent crown on so I decided to stay and drive her there as well. Her original plan was to drive up to Jane’s tonight for a Pampered Chef party which worried me. Last night, though, she decided she was not going to go so I feel better.

The weather was warm yesterday, in the 80s, and it reminded me of the air conditioning battle I had waged and lost six months ago. It’s a little after 7 now and I’ve been up for about an hour. It’s beautiful outside but it promises to be warm again today. Mom and Dad close their house up tight every night religiously so this morning the first thing I did was go around and open up some windows and doors. (I had the window wide open in my bedroom.) The temperature in the house has gone from 73 down to 71 in that time. All the fans that were running last night were shut off during the night.

When I lived in Grass Valley, we would set the fans in the wide open windows running full blast at night. The house would be almost too cool in the mornings but we would button everything up by 8 or so including keeping the drapes closed and the house would stay at a reasonable temperature most of the day. I know Mom and Dad want their house to be secure but comfort is a thing too. I am going to try to convince them that there are not burglars going through the neighborhood every night looking for open windows.

Mom did say last night that she will be proactive about going to the library or the movies (for air conditioning) if it gets really hot. I’ve been in my coastal cocoon lately so it was good to get a reminder that it’s summer time in Santa Clara. I’ll watch the weather more carefully.

Jane is finished with school as of tomorrow so she’ll be able to come down more easily for a while.

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June 14, 2018 Chris

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  1. Sepi Richardson says:
    June 14, 2018 at 8:35 am

    Glad all is well. I learned a lesson on not taking expired medicine. I am glad your mom sent the email about how she felt and did not minimize her condition. Glad you were able to spend some quality time with them, and cherish some precious moments! So blessed it all turned out well. Now, I cannot wait to have a “HAPPY” Father’s Day celebration. Great reason to celebrate life, health, family and gather with our loved ones! Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers and men who do so much for others without birthing them, especially to Dad Bernard, Chris, Joe, Jeremy, Tom, Tim, Paul, and many others we know and love β€οΈπŸŽˆπŸ’•πŸ’‹πŸ™πŸŽ‚πŸŽΌπŸ’ƒπŸΌπŸ€—πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ·πŸ¦πŸ₯‡πŸŽ‰πŸ’

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