Fall is Here! Kinda!

Monday, September 22nd:

HAPPY FALL!

Today is officially the first day of Fall, but it doesn't feel like it and it won't for a while.

After Theo and Nurse Stephanie headed off to school, I went to the local college to donate blood. I usually drink a protein shake in the morning, but today I decided to drink one that had some coffee in it. I was SOOOO jittery! I don't drink a lot of caffeine, so when I do it really affects me. I got to the donation place but they wouldn't let me donate because my heart rate was too high! I've never had that happen before! It's fine. I'll try again in a few weeks.

Josh and I were gifted these beautiful (and sharp) Japanese Yaxell knives. They are awesome!

They aren't as cool as the ones I bought Josh when I was in Japan, but they are pretty close!

Alyx from Making Home came over today to do some laser measurements for our kitchen renovation. I'm excited for her to get started!

Tuesday, September 23rd:

For my birthday Josh bought us tickets to see the Super Carlin Brothers in Chicago. They have a YouTube channel that covers Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel, but mostly Harry Potter. I actually ran into them at Star Wars Celebration in Japan and I asked them if they were ever going to come to Chicago. They told me that they haven't announced it yet, BUT they had plans to go there in September! 

[Ben, Me, and J]

When I told Josh they were going on tour he bought us tickets. Luckily, Ms. Jess was able to watch Theo (she's been so busy with nursing school). The show was at the City Winery Chicago, so Josh and I started with dinner there and then we headed into the show. 

[Josh had to take an important call from work during dinner]

The show was a lot of fun! First they did a trivia challenge, J vs Ben, and then they did a deep dive into one of the chapters from Order of the Phoenix. The crowed was super excited and it was fun to see my fellow HP nerds 😁

Wednesday, September 24th:

Theo had an early out at school and I spend most of the morning (almost 3 hours) getting new tires put on the van. And then next week we get to take it to a repair shop so they can fix the damage from when the big rig hit us.

That night I went to an Open House at the the Village Hall about a Data Center that is going to be built just north of town. I don't know that much about these data centers besides hearing that they are quite a few of them being built in Illinois due to tax incentives.

There were a few representatives from Equinix, a representative from ComEd, members of the Village Board, and a few others who were there to answer our questions. There was a big turnout so they had to bring in more chairs. The meeting went pretty well. After a short presentation, the residents were allowed to ask questions. Mostly people were concerned about water (they don't use water to cool, they use fans), noise (it will be less than the sound of a car driving by), our electrical bills (they are not going to go up because of the Data Center), environmental impacts (minimal), property taxes and worth, traffic, construction, and AI. There were a few angry people, but most people were respectful. 

Construction starts in November.

Thursday, September 25th:

Since it's Fall I've been going weekly to get my allergy shots. After the harvest is over I should be able to go every three weeks! 

Friday, September 26th:

A guy from Access Elevator came over to give us a quote for another ceiling lift for Theo. We talked about a few different options, he took some measurements, and he should be sending me the quotes next week.

After he left I went to Bronkberry Farms so check out their mums. Oh my goodness! They had so many and they are GORGEOUS!

Even though it's still in the 80s during the day, my petunias decided to go to sleep for the winter. I think it's the 50's at night that they aren't fans of. I sent Josh this photo and asked him to swing by and pick up some fall plants for us.

Look how fluffy they are! I love them!

Weekend:

We went to the Naperville Farmers Market Fall Fest and bought way too much delicious food!

[Best toast I've ever had!]

I made appointments for Josh to get his flu shot and Theo to get his COVID and flu shot (I got my flu shot a couple of weeks ago). When we got to Walgreens, they told us that Josh and I could both get our COVID shots too since the Governor signed an executive order stating that anyone over 18 can get it if they want it. YAY! So, I and I got our COVID shots too! 

Theo was very brave and even though he was upset he wasn't mad for long.

Since Neuromodulation changed the settings on Theo's VNS, he's been having shorter seizures. He's still having about 5-8 a day, but they aren't as intense or as long as before. So that's good news!