January 11, Part 2

While Hubbie and I were away yesterday, my sister stayed with Mother. She arrived Monday evening, so she could be on hand early yesterday morning.

While we were gone, Sis made a coconut cream pie for my birthday. We enjoyed slices of it after we got home, even though we had stopped for supper earlier at a restaurant about an hour away.

Sis stayed last night, as well. Today, I baked an apple pie for her birthday, which is the 20th of this month. We'd exchanged birthday cards last evening, but today we decided to have fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, and fried green tomatoes for our birthday dinner.

As usual, all of us (except Mother) worked in the kitchen...Hubbie peeled and sliced apples for the pie, and peeled potatoes to boil later. At 4 p.m., Sis and I prepared the meal, with Sis in charge of the tomatoes, and me in charge of the chicken, potatoes, and gravy.

We didn't accomplish much for the rest of the day. I did do a treadmill session and resistance exercises this morning. And after lunch, Mother and Sis went to Mother's house to wait for Mother's therapist to arrive. It was 3 p.m. before she did, and apparently, she put Mother through some fairly rigorous exercises, and introduced her to some new ones.

Hubbie spent time running errands this afternoon, after which he returned with a pretty bouquet of flowers for my birthday.

Good news this morning: a tech from my cardiologist office called to say that the ultrasound of my heart showed it to be healthy and strong.

Supper was delicious and satisfying. Everything was prepared with the healthiest ingredients and no salt (but plenty of spices).

Afterward, Sis gathered her belongings to make the trip back to her home. Before she left, she helped Mother walk to her house.

Later, Hubbie and I watched our favorite college basketball team as they played to a disappointing loss.

This is the fourth ballgame we've watched in six days...two football games, and two basketball games. One memorable game was the bowl game between LSU and Alabama, in which the number one team (LSU) went home absolutely scoreless.

Even though family at the hospital were under stress, they still took the time to watch this historic game, which was a major topic of conversation in the waiting room.