A Long Day

I've been having trouble the past few days accessing my website to keep my blogs updated. Not much happened Wednesday, though. I went to water aerobics, as usual. After I got back home, Mother came over, and we made greeting cards...she made several for upcoming family birthdays, and I made a baby congrats one for the nurses at Cardiac Rehab, who recently had a baby boy. Otherwise, it was a pretty slow day around here.

Yesterday, I drove the ladies of our scrapbook club to a town 45 minutes south of us to shop for scrapbook supplies and have lunch at a favorite buffet restaurant.

Two of the ladies were to meet Mother and me at my house around 9:30 a.m., and we were to pick up the fourth lady at her house as we went out of town. Well, at 9:20 a.m., one of the ladies called to say the second lady, who was to meet her at her house, had not arrived yet. I said I'd call lady number two to see what was holding her up, but I couldn't reach her either at her home or at her cell phone. So I tried to call the third lady to let her know we'd be late getting to her house. But I couldn't reach her at the number I had. So I promptly called lady number one, who didn't answer. However, she and the second lady drove into our driveway about ten minutes later, and we were off to pick up lady number three.

Seems that the second lady had already left her house when I tried to call, and the battery on her cell phone was dead. I had been given the wrong phone number for lady number three, so that's why I couldn't reach her. And of course, the first lady, along with lady number two were already on their way to my house when I tried to call.

We finally got it all together, though, and were on the road around 10 a.m. When we got to the other town, we visited a scrapbook store, and then a discount store that carries inexpensive scrapbook supplies. By that time, it was noon, so we stopped at the restaurant. After lunch, we visited another discount store that carries scrapbook supplies, and then went across town to another scrapbook store.

By 3 p.m., we were all tired and ready to head home, bags of treasures in hand. We got back to town around 4 p.m., excited about planning another trip soon...maybe for a fall foliage tour in October.

Before supper, Hubbie and I went to a downtown bookstore, which was hosting a book signing for a friend from water aerobics. Amazon has recently published her thriller/mystery book, titled "The Lady Lobcouser." Months ago, I did a portrait shot of her to use in promotional materials. As pay, I asked for a copy of her book when it was published. But she sold so many at her first book signing at Hastings book and video store, that she had only a few left for the bookstore signing, so I agreed she should keep my edition until a new order of books comes in.

Several folks that I know have read the book and tell me it is a real page-turner, so I'm anxious to get my copy. I'm so happy for this friend, who has been writing all her life, and now, at the age of 71, has finally realized her lifelong dream of having a book published. Now that the door has opened, we hope she can get more of the several books she has written published.

Later, after supper, Hubbie and I ran to the WDCS for grocery items. By the time we got home from that trip, I was totally pooped. It had been a long day of running around, and I was ready to kick back, watch TV for a while, and then hit the sack.