Sunday, Sept. 25

Slept late this morning, and awoke to thunder around 8 a.m. Skipped my exercises as I often do on Sunday. Because it was raining, Hubbie escorted Mother over to our house around 9 a.m. While I was getting ready for the day, she prepared lasagna to put in the oven later.

It was a usual Sunday morning of doing a few loads of laundry, programming the DVR, reading the newspaper, etc. I also touched base with Daughter-in-Law about scheduling a date to visit our new great-granddaughter. We scheduled a visit for next Saturday. I contacted other family members about the visit, so they can drop by and join us for lunch if they are free.

After that, Mother and I planned the week's menu. By that time, the lasagna was ready, and we enjoyed it with sides of salad and cottage cheese. Then we decided to watch a movie on DVD..."War of the Worlds," starring Tom Cruise. This is one of several movies that we watch on fall days leading up to Halloween.

Mother went home afterward, and Hubbie and I continued watching TV, including a movie called, "Thirst." Two couples are stuck in the desert, 50 miles from nowhere, when they accidentally roll their truck into a ditch. They begin walking, but are beset by all sorts of problems, not the least of which, of course, is life-threatening thirst.

Hubbie got a phone call during the movie, in which he learned that his daughter broke her ankle while in the yard. She was on a sloping part of the lawn when she heard a pop and went down. She is in surgery tonight for a torn ligament, and one or more breaks to her ankle. This makes four family members who have suffered broken bones over the past few months: a grandson and a great-nephew (broken legs), a daughter-in-law (broken foot), and now Hubbie's daughter (broken ankle).

Later, we watched the 2008 movie, "The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond." Written by Tennessee Williams, it stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, Will Patton, Ann Margret, and others. The story revolves around a young 1920s woman, who is unpopular in her social circle, because she is so flamboyant and daring that she shocks her very proper counterparts. She falls in love with a young man who works in her family's plantation store, passing him off as the grandson of a former governor. The loss of a precious diamond earring sets off accusations that threaten their romance. Good movie.

We followed that with a couple of one-hour shows, before heading for bed.