I got up at a reasonable hour and jumped into the shower which quickly woke me up. I threw on some clothes and harnessed up Mikey and out the door we went. As we usually do, we wandered around as without Sandy, we no longer have a leader. Mikey is terrible at it and has no set direction in mind so consequently, we wander aimlessly around going in whatever direction he decides. I pull on the leash here and there to give him some help. Normally it doesn’t matter where we walk as I make all the final decisions.

We didn’t see anyone on our travels as we wandered aimlessly around on the outside road before returning to the RV for breakfast. I had already brought out the bird feeders so when we got back, I fixed my own breakfast and that all important coffee. Mikey made for his hard food bowl and gobbled some of it down and then, as I usually do, I sat in front of the computer trying desperately hard to remember what happened yesterday.

I had received a call from Lisa, Dr Bittar’s Assistant about my hearing aids and she had requested that I bring in the ones that needed repair. So, I jumped in the Jeep making sure that I had the aforementioned aids with me in the charging box. As I have mentioned before, I have been deaf since I was 11 years old having suffered perforated eardrums through some ear infection all of those years ago. I have worn hearing aids for over 50 years progressing to bigger and better ones as they improved. I currently have two pairs both different than the other. One pair is battery operated with tiny replaceable No 10 batteries and the other is a rechargeable type that I hook up every night to recharge. Currently, I am having to mix and match on a daily basis as one of each set needs repair.

I drove into Dr Bittars office, a good 30 mile trip in Austin to drop off the ones needing repair and left them with the receptionist at the front desk as Lisa wasn’t available. Lisa is Dr Bittars technician who is the hearing aid wizkid.

I drove back to the RV and just before I got home, it occurred to me that I had made an error in leaving the charging box with the two damaged hearing aids as I would need the box to charge the one remaining aid of that type. At the same time, I received a call from Lisa telling me the same thing. So, cursing under my breath, I turned around and made the 30 mile drive back to Dr Bittars office to retrieve the charging box which Lisa had left at the front counter for me. Then, for the second time that morning, I made the drive back to Henly and the RV and this time, made it all the way. Mikey was pleased to see me and I took him out walking both to clear my head of the anger I was feeling for my own stupidity and the fact that he had to “go”.

We wandered around and he did his business before we returned to the RV. Most of the day had passed wasted because of my own carelessness. The rest of the evening was spent in the usual way with food for Mikey and myself and then watching television for the rest of the evening.