Tuesday, August 2

Up at our usual 7 a.m. hour, and did a treadmill session and resistance exercises after breakfast.

Today, Mother had an 11 a.m. appointment with the urologist, so by the time I was ready for the day, it was time to leave for the clinic. Fortunately, we weren't kept waiting long before she was called back for a CT scan about 15 minutes earlier than her appointment time. It didn't take long for the scan, so we were back home by about 11:15.

Because she was given a relaxant, Mother was a little zoned when we got back home. Also, her arms were sore from having to hold them over her head for the duration of the scan. So she napped while Hubbie and I ran a few errands again...back to the pharmacy to pick up meds for Mother, and then to a new grocery store that opened while we were on our trip.

We wanted to see if their prices are competitive with the WDCS and other grocery stores. They are competitive with other grocery stores, but not with the WDCS. They do have a gas station attached to the store, and this month they are giving cents off for buying certain products. However, their normal gas prices aren't as low as the station at the WDCS, and the products consumers have to buy for the cents off deal are higher than at the WDCS. Since the store is farther away from our house than the WDCS, it wouldn't make sense to travel out there for a few cents difference in gas prices.

At the store, we picked up a few loss-leader grocery items, including zucchini for our supper tonight. Back home, Mother helped cut up the zucchini, plus yellow squash that I picked yesterday. I cut up onions, and Hubbie washed and cut red potatoes. Then I put all the vegetables in the steamer.

After supper, we indulged in a dessert of fresh peaches and ice cream. Then I accompanied Mother home.

Later, Hubbie and I watched a David Garrett concert that I'd recorded on DVR from public channel. I taped the show for Mother. We both really enjoy this vastly talented artist, whose rock symphonies include classical music to an upbeat tempo, as well as contemporary music.

The heat is astounding...it so hard to breath that it feels like we need to cut the humid air in chunks and stuff it down our throats.