Two Great-Grandsons have birthdays today. Born just hours apart two years ago to two Granddaughters in different towns, they officially reached "terrible two" status today. Happy Birthday Great-Grandsons!
Up around 7:30, and did a treadmill session and weights exercises after breakfast. Mother came over mid-morning, dressed to go shopping, but we waited until after lunch to go.
We stopped first at a grocery store, where I picked up several items that Mother wanted, including more Sure Jell, because she wants to make more jellies. I also got a few pounds of fresh cherries. We bought some yesterday, and they were so good that we ate most of them right away.
After that, we went to the greeting card shop to get birthday cards for Hubbie. I also bought a Father's Day card, and a card for a friend who is retiring this month. We will go to her retirement party on the 25th.
Then we went to a farm store, where Mother bought a gift card and canning lids and rings. From there, we came home.
While we shopped, Hubbie ran errands, including taking the male cat to the vet to be neutered. He fetched him back home again around 2 p.m. Only two more females left to be dealt with, but we have to wait til they have weaned their kittens.
Around 3 p.m., Hubbie and I ran a few more errands...to another vet's office to get dog food, which is cheaper than anywhere else in town, to the bank, and to the WDCS. We're really getting aggravated with this store...having more and more trouble finding what we want there. Today, we couldn't find the brands of dry cat food and kitty litter that Mother prefers. We bought another brand of food, though we don't know if her cat will accept it. Cat's can be very finicky about their food.
We picked up a few grocery items, and then went to the farm store, where we found the type of kitty litter that Mother likes, though it's not the same brand.
Back home, we fixed Ziplock bag omelets, and potato pancakes, which we had with some of the muffins I baked yesterday. Mother went home afterward, and Hubbie and I settled in front of TV, as usual.
Sent two of Mother's canning recipes to Son and Daughter-in-Law...one is for chili sauce, and one is for cucumber relish. Both are Son's favorites. Son and Daughter-in-Law have grown large gardens for the past few years, and both enjoy preserving the food from them. I never would have dreamed that Son would love veggie gardening so much, but I'm so happy he has found this satisfying activity.
It makes me happy to know that each of my children has found something that brings extra joy to their lives...older Son has his music, Daughter is a dedicated grandmother, and younger Son is a gardener. Work and family are the most important parts of our lives, of course, but we all need something special that appeals to our creative sides.
Tonight, we watched the movie, "Bordertown," a 2007, R-rated film, starring Jennifer Lopez, Martin Sheen, and Antonio Banderas. Based on truth, the movie examines the rapes and murders of hundreds (the editor of a Mexican newspaper said it is closer to 5,000) of Mexican women, who worked in American-owned factories in Juarez. The editor of the Chicago Sentinal sends an ambitious reporter to investigate. What she finds is danger and corruption. The attacks, which continue today, were, and still are, covered up by local authorities.
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