Optometry and the 49er

 I had an 8:10 Optometry appointment this morning.  The vision in my right eye had been getting more and more blurry the last few months.  It turned out to be what I thought, a coating had built up on the cataract lens.  I had the left lens cleaned a few years ago and it is still fine.  They do it with a laser and there is no pain.  I now have a referral to Ophthalmology for treatment.

After the appointment we made a stop at Home Depot for some new pressure washer nozzles.  Then we stopped at Safeway for gas as the car was telling us there was only 30 miles to empty.  We had enough points to get a dollar off per gallon.

We hadn't been to the 49er since they reopened after the fire we went there for breakfast.  It has about the same layout as before but some things are a lot newer.  I must have been tired from the work yesterday as I didn't do anything this afternoon except surf the web.

New Years Day

 Instead of flying on New Years Day this year I decided to turn off and take down the Christmas lights.  Vera and I talked about having something special today and Vera suggested the halibut we had gotten with a gift card from Mik, Michelle and James for the Pacific Northwest Best Fish in Ridgefield.

 Vera found a recipe for crispy breading and heated up the oil.  This is the second batch cooking.

This is the second batch after deep frying, it tasted great and there is no picture of the first batch as we had already eaten it.

When I came over to unplug the lights on the house I decided the deck was too slick to do it safely so I got the pressure washer out.  I got the first two decks done before taking a break for the halibut.

After eating and taking a short break I came out and finished the decks on the East side of the house.  Now it seems safe enough that I can take down the rest of the lights on the next nice day.