Wednesday, August 10

Today is Niece's birthday. Happy Birthday, Niece!

Also today, a new great-granddaughter was born on Hubbie's side of the family. Congratulations to Grandson and his wife.

We were up at 6:30 this morning, so I could get ready to go to water aerobics. I debated whether I wanted to go or not, since the morning was very dark, with a threat of a thunderstorm. It was so dark that the outdoor night light came on. Hubbie convinced me I should go ahead to the pool, though.

A mile or so down the road, I began seeing lightening in the western sky. I wondered if anyone would show up for aerobics, because there were so few cars in the parking lot. There were three or four women in the dressing room, though, and we all proceeded up to the pool.

Three people were in the pool already, but those of us who had just arrived noticed that the lightening (of the streaking kind) seemed to be getting closer. The lifeguard checked the weather on his cell phone and commented that a storm was headed straight for our county.

We decided to wait a few minutes to see if the storm would blow over, but while we waited the college safety officer arrived to tell us that because of the lightening, we were not to use the pool this morning, and in fact, he was going to lock the doors to the pool area.

So we gathered our stuff and headed home. Today, there was a new young man acting as lifeguard. He is an assistant couch at the college. We wondered what happened to the youngster who had been the lifeguard before, and the new one said he just suddenly quit school, as well as his job at the pool. No one knows why.

Back home, since the weather was threatening, I decided not to get on the treadmill, but instead just dress for the day. Once the storm blew over (leaving about six drops of rain), Mother came over.

We spent the morning working on the task of getting enough greeting card kits together for tomorrow's session at the nursing home.

After lunch, Hubbie and I went to the WDCS for a few groceries, particularly a can of salmon for making salmon loaf for supper. Back home, Mother and I continued working on greeting card kids. Finally got 20 of them together, and then I cut white card stock to the size of the envelopes we have available. The ladies (and gentlemen, if there are any) can create their own designs on these if they'd prefer, instead of using pre-made kits.

Around 3 p.m., Hubbie took Mother to an appointment, and while they were gone, I gathered all the supplies we'll need for the card making session tomorrow. Hubbie and Mother were back around 3:30.

At 4:30, I went downtown to a visual arts committee meeting, which lasted until about 6:15. At home, Mother had fixed the salmon loaf, which we had with sweet potatoes, English peas, and leftover squash from last night.

I accompanied Mother home after supper, and then Hubbie and I watched a 2009 Movie Network feature, "Accused at 17." A rebellious teenage girl is accused of murdering a classmate who stole her boyfriend. She claims she was framed by her best friend, and her mother has to find the truth.