Wednesday..Whew!

We got up really late on Wednesday...8:30 a.m. I did a 40-minute workout on the treadmill right after breakfast, and then things were quiet until after lunch, when everything seemed to happen at once:

*a home improvement rep came by to assess the possibility of renovating our downstairs bathroom. What we had in mind was not possible, because of the one-piece molded bathtub/shower unit. So we decided to re-think the idea and deal with it later...much later, I hope, because I hate renovations, which usually turn out to be more expensive than anticipated, usually take longer than expected, always make a giant mess, usually lead to more renovations in adjoining rooms, and are often not completed to our satisfaction.

*I was talking on the cell phone to our local arts council director as the rep walked in the door. The art director had e-mailed me a couple of days ago inquiring if I'd be interested in working with groups of kids in doing sunprints at the gallery next Wednesday. I'd have two groups of kids, one in the morning, and one in the afternoon. I agreed to do it, depending on what comes up concerning Oldest Son after his heart stress test.

*Before I could complete my conversation with the arts council director, a granddaughter called on the land line. Hubbie talked to her until I could break away. Granddaughter wanted us to help her get a car to drive to college. She was in negotiations with an automobile salesman when she called. Hubbie talked to the salesman and after several conversations throughout the afternoon, we decided she should shop around some more, or get a current vehicle repaired.

*Later, Daughter-in-Law called to say that Oldest Son's cardiologist was out of the office on an emergency call, and that son would not get a stress test today after all. Instead, the cardiologist scheduled him for a nuclear stress test next Wednesday, which entails injecting radioactive dye into his arteries to see what blockage there may be.

By this time, we were all ready for our turkey breast dinner, which was yummy. The turkey breast was prepared in a slow cooker with onions, celery, garlic, fat-free chicken broth, and spices...rosemary, thyme and pepper. No salt. This was served with mashed potatoes (no salt, no butter or margarine, but just a little skim milk), gravy made from the chicken broth, yellow squash sauteed only in butter non-stick spray and no-salt seasoning, and canned whole cranberry sauce. For dessert, Mother made a no-crust pumpkin custard. Last fall, we cooked, packaged and froze pumpkins that we'd used in an outdoor fall arrangement. The custard was made from this pumpkin, using a recipe from a label we'd saved off a can of pumpkin. Mother used sugar substitute, egg substitute, and fat-free evaporated milk in place of the regular ingredients.