Yesterday wasn't quite as busy as Thursday, but we managed to stay occupied just the same. Since it was a rainy, windy, somewhat cool day, we were in no hurry to get out of bed, but finally roused around 8 a.m.
Mother came over about 10:30, and we all went to the grand opening of a branch bank downtown, where the give-away goodies in the lobby were notepads and pens, purse-size fingernail grooming kits, key chains, and purse-size flexible rulers with magnifiers. Outside, a local radio station broadcasting the event had set up a "wheel of fortune," featuring prizes ranging from t-shirts to coupons that can be redeemed for various goods. Hubbie spun and won a t-shirt with the station's logo boldly emblazoned on it, and Mother spun and won a coupon for a dozen donuts. I spun and hit one of the two or three "sorry" slots. No prize for me. But I'll get Hubbie's prize, since he doesn't care for t-shirts. I love them (especially the over-sized ones) for exercising or wearing to bed.
After that, we proceeded in the rain out to the canopy to get hamburgers and hot dogs, chips, cookies, and cold drinks. Even if we'd wanted to, it was too windy and wet to eat at the picnic tables. So we brought the food home and put it in the refrigerator to have for supper tonight. Of course, as usual, I'll have a turkey burger.
In the afternoon, Mother and I finished the scrapbook pages we'd worked on at our meeting Thursday, and then we labored over planning next week's meals and making a grocery list. It strains both our brains coming up with heart-healthy, but palatable dishes. We've tried various recipes I've found online, and some are pretty good. Others...not so much. We'll try a couple of more this week. The trick is planning for variety. We don't want to repeat dishes too often, or we'll soon tire of them no matter how good they are.
After a baked salmon, baked sweet potato, and no-salt added English peas supper, Hubbie and I watched a beginning ballroom dance DVD and practiced our Rumba steps before going to the dance session at 7 p.m. Last night Latin music was featured, which is not Hubbie's favorite. But we attempted most of the dances anyway. He was grateful for the few interspersed waltzes and foxtrots. We ended the evening with the Heavenly Waltz, a line dance that Hubbie actually seems to enjoy.
After all those peppy dances, I definitely felt I'd gotten my exercise for the day!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment