Monday, September 15, 2025

Last night I took my Diphenhydramine and Zopiclona tablets and went to bed at 10pm, slept through the night, finally waking/getting up at 6am.

Could today be the day I become a grandfather?

Teresa got up at 6:30 and made breakfast.

I left at 8am for the gym in a few sprinkles. At first the gym didn’t seem busy but that changed by the time I finished with the first machine. I believe I’ve reached the weight limit for my arms and legs, the only future weight increases will be for my stomach and back.

I had a latte in Ganso y Castor for an hour and stopped in Ara on the way back to the apt but still no milk.

I won a game against Troyclough increasing my rating to 1569.

I finally see the $327.26 credit card charge for my American Airlines flight.

At 10:45 a truck pulled up to Ara, can’t tell if it’s refrigerated or not but hopefully they will have milk available this afternoon.

I started the process of using Amazon for “troubleshooting on my own” my battery problem and plugged it into a wall socket (different one than before if that’s important) and the charge light came on so we’ll see what happens.

Two hours later I turned on the new laptop and it works with the battery level now around 70%. I updated my bank spreadsheets with the latest transactions I’d missed and copied them to my USB drive so I can use it on either computer.

I did a File History backup and ensured the shortcut I had set up works.

Now I’m wondering if I just close the new laptop without formerly turning it off is it still running off the battery? It shuts down on my old laptop so I assumed the same for my new one.

We’ll see what happens now.

I finally received an email from the Illinois Tollway that my account has closed.

Teresa helped me start packing my carry-on. She wants us to meet her mother tonight and we’ll go to Crepes & Waffles in Viva Envigado for ice cream.

I set up the new computer on my desk and now it’s not taking a charge again. I plugged in to the other wall socket and its not working there either. ☹ ChatGPT recommends I wait until the power cord arrives to see if that fixes the problem.

Teresa tried calling her mother repeatedly but she never answered. Plan B we would go for steaks at the “new” Argentinian restaurant next to the 24-hour vet’s office (her suggestion) or Lucio’s in Calle la Buena Mesa (my suggestion). We left the apt at 6:45 and both of our suggested restaurants were closed on Mondays. We ended up having a nice solomito steak dinner in El Trifasico for 184,648 pesos ($47), including tip. Teresa was impressed with how the park looks all lit up.

We walked through Calle Jardin where Teresa hasn’t been in a long time if ever and I haven’t been at night and it was bright also.

We returned to the apt and I started my pre-sleep routine.

My daughter is having contractions but that’s it so far.

 

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