Up at 6:30 to get ready to go to water aerobics...the last session until June 4. Boo. Only eleven of us showed up today. But the water was great, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
The talk in the dressing room earlier was about the town's former coronor, who was shot in the back yesterday afternoon while he was napping on his couch. The bullet went through his back and exited his stomach. He has undergone surgery and is in critical condition.
This man, former owner of one of the funeral homes, is the same one who was accused and then acquitted of using hearses for drug running (joke going around then: "We might not be able to get you all the way to Heaven, but we'll get you as high as we can").
The ladies commented that this man insisted that his ex-wife, while he was still married to her, had tried to slowly poison him to death. It's said that after the divorce, she got the funeral home, and he opened another funeral home in town. He has remarried, to a woman who has no use of her arms and hands, and amazingly uses her feet to type and write.
As to his shooting, it is speculated that someone hired a hit on him, fearing that he knows too much. High crime and drama in our small town...sounds like something out of a movie.
Back home, I had to laugh at Hubbie, who greeted me at the door on his knees, hands bent at the elbows, and woofing! He's a nut sometimes.
After a cup of hot coffee, I hurried to get ready to go to a "Water Babes" luncheon at a popular Italian restaurant. Mother went with me, and we left home around 10:30, so I could snag a handicapped parking space near the front door. We were the first to arrive for the 11 a.m. gathering.
Only eight of us were there. I think our leader originally expected around twenty, but one-by-one they began dropping out...one had to go to the capitol city to attend a soccer tournament that her grandson was playing in; another had a dental appointment; two others had agreed to go out to lunch with their husbands instead of joining us, etc., etc.
Mother and I enjoyed the luncheon gathering, which lasted an hour and a half. Discussions ranged from the Great Depression to current fashions to "when we were young." Lots of laughs.
Funny: our leader commented that she didn't like milk as a child. In order to get her to drink it, her mother would lace it with various things...sugar, flavorings, vanilla, eggs. "To this day," she said, "I still love ice cream."
For lunch, Mother had spinach quiche and fruit. I had vegetable pasta...onions, bell peppers, yellow and zucchini squash on a bed of noodles. Before we were served our main dishes, we were served baskets of toasted garlic bread with marinara sauce for dipping. We both had more food than we could eat and brought a lot of it home for another meal.
Following the meal, our leader presented each of us with metal pink flamingos on metal sticks for the garden. She collects pink flamingos and has a world of them that people have given her (in fact someone gave her a pair of ceramic ones today), so I guess she thought we should each have one, too. She wore one of her most unusual ones to the pool today...a big pink flamingo hat with a long neck that bends up over the forehead. We've seen it before, but it cracks us up everytime we see it.
At home, a couple of Mother's Day cards had arrived in the mail for me...one from older son and daughter-in-law, and one from younger son and daughter-in-law. Beautiful cards with wonderful sentiments that I appreciate so much! Made my day.
Around 3 p.m., Mother and I went to a reception at the Extension Services office to welcome the new agent for family and consumer sciences. If we'd arrived a few minutes later, we'd have been the only ones there...seems the event was actually from noon to 3 p.m.! I had recorded the wrong time on the calendar. As it turned out, though, there was a potluck lunch at noon, and we couldn't have attended it, anyway, since we planned to attend the Water Babes luncheon. Also, by arriving late, we were able to talk with the new agent without interruption.
This is a very young woman, in her twenties, who graduated from college only two years ago. This is her second job. She will devote twenty-five percent of her time with the 4-H clubs, and split the rest of her time between the Extension Homemakers, and outreach education in the community. In other words, EH will fall low on her list, I suspect.
Other than visiting with the new agent, the talk among the rest of us was about a local chicken business that has announced in the local newspaper that it will shut down its frozen dinner line, and so will lay off 233 employees. This is a major blow to our town.
Back home, we relaxed a while and then heated leftovers for supper, including the veggie pasta I brought home from lunch. After supper, I accompanied Mother to her house, and helped her take a shower, then throw a load of laundry in the washer.
Hubbie and I spent the rest of the evening as usual...watching TV.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Thursday, May 10
Slept a little later this morning, until around 8 a.m. I did a stair stepping, resistance bands, and weights exercises after breakfast, while Hubbie went to a Master Gardener meeting. The MGs were invited to tour the gardens of one of the members after the meeting, and Hubbie invited me to go along.
Once I was ready for the day, I packed a lunch, intending to have a late picnic at the park by the river, since I knew that it would be well past noon by the time the tour ended. I went to Mother's house after the lunch was packed to invite her to go with us on the tour and picnic. At first she said she didn't want to go, but I pressed her, because I knew an outing on this beautiful day would be good for her.
Hubbie returned around 11:30, and we headed to the tour. What a beautiful place the hosts have, with several acres for grazing three horses, a large, beautiful home, a guest house and pool house, tiered decks, and many gardens. It was easy for Mother to navigate with her walker, because there are paved paths throughout.
The property was once owned by a farmer, so when these owners acquired it, it had no trees or gardens. The house had to be completely renovated, and a well-made smaller building, once used as a shed, and later as an emu hatchery, was ideal for converting into a guest house. The house has a cellar, where the owners winter plants.
An inviting swimming pool is bordered by a multi-tiered deck, with a pool house featuring floor-to-ceiling windows all around. In the distance, we could hear the the cry of a peacock. We were told that the bird belonged to neighbors. Seems the bird wandered onto their property to join the chickens while they were feeding, and it just continued to hang around. No one claimed it, so the neighbors kept it. Our host said she enjoys hearing the peacock.
In the pool house, the hosts had provided a big tray of sandwiches...chicken salad and pimento cheese from a local restaurant...with a choice of water or cold drinks on the deck. So instead of having a picnic at the river, as I'd planned, we went ahead and enjoyed lunch pool-side.
This was a wonderful place for snapping photos, and I took a lot. Back home, I uploaded some to my social network page.
We had a great time on the tour, and Mother really enjoyed it. During the rest of the afternoon, Mother worked on her jigsaw puzzle, while Hubbie and I ran errands...to a grocery store to pick up a couple of paper bags full of canned and boxed goods to contribute to Saturday's "Stamp Out Hunger," in which the mail carriers will pick up donated food on their rounds; to the greeting card shop, where Hubbie looked for cards, and where I spent a $5 coupon to buy a lavendar scented reed diffuser; to the farmer's market to buy blueberries and squash; and to the WDCS for several items, including snapshots of myself in the ball gown to use in making a scrapbook page.
Back home, we relaxed for a while until it was time for me to prepare supper, which tonight was a little strange...leftover goulash, and leftover stirfry with rice. I did add a fresh touch by baking a loaf of yeast bread. Afterward, I accompanied Mother to her house, and then Hubbie and I spent the rest of the evening watching TV.
Funny: in anticipation of a picnic today, I took along a pump pot of coffee for Mother. At the MG hosts' house, I asked Hubbie to fetch a cup of it for Mother to have with her lunch. When he returned with the coffee, he gave me a strange look, and I immediately knew what his expression meant...I'd forgotten to put the pump spout in the pot, making it difficult for him to pour the coffee. I laughed and told him it was payback for the other day, when, in his haste to clean up after me as I cooked, he disposed of some fresh ginger that I'd carefully grated for the Chinese soup.
Once I was ready for the day, I packed a lunch, intending to have a late picnic at the park by the river, since I knew that it would be well past noon by the time the tour ended. I went to Mother's house after the lunch was packed to invite her to go with us on the tour and picnic. At first she said she didn't want to go, but I pressed her, because I knew an outing on this beautiful day would be good for her.
Hubbie returned around 11:30, and we headed to the tour. What a beautiful place the hosts have, with several acres for grazing three horses, a large, beautiful home, a guest house and pool house, tiered decks, and many gardens. It was easy for Mother to navigate with her walker, because there are paved paths throughout.
The property was once owned by a farmer, so when these owners acquired it, it had no trees or gardens. The house had to be completely renovated, and a well-made smaller building, once used as a shed, and later as an emu hatchery, was ideal for converting into a guest house. The house has a cellar, where the owners winter plants.
An inviting swimming pool is bordered by a multi-tiered deck, with a pool house featuring floor-to-ceiling windows all around. In the distance, we could hear the the cry of a peacock. We were told that the bird belonged to neighbors. Seems the bird wandered onto their property to join the chickens while they were feeding, and it just continued to hang around. No one claimed it, so the neighbors kept it. Our host said she enjoys hearing the peacock.
In the pool house, the hosts had provided a big tray of sandwiches...chicken salad and pimento cheese from a local restaurant...with a choice of water or cold drinks on the deck. So instead of having a picnic at the river, as I'd planned, we went ahead and enjoyed lunch pool-side.
This was a wonderful place for snapping photos, and I took a lot. Back home, I uploaded some to my social network page.
We had a great time on the tour, and Mother really enjoyed it. During the rest of the afternoon, Mother worked on her jigsaw puzzle, while Hubbie and I ran errands...to a grocery store to pick up a couple of paper bags full of canned and boxed goods to contribute to Saturday's "Stamp Out Hunger," in which the mail carriers will pick up donated food on their rounds; to the greeting card shop, where Hubbie looked for cards, and where I spent a $5 coupon to buy a lavendar scented reed diffuser; to the farmer's market to buy blueberries and squash; and to the WDCS for several items, including snapshots of myself in the ball gown to use in making a scrapbook page.
Back home, we relaxed for a while until it was time for me to prepare supper, which tonight was a little strange...leftover goulash, and leftover stirfry with rice. I did add a fresh touch by baking a loaf of yeast bread. Afterward, I accompanied Mother to her house, and then Hubbie and I spent the rest of the evening watching TV.
Funny: in anticipation of a picnic today, I took along a pump pot of coffee for Mother. At the MG hosts' house, I asked Hubbie to fetch a cup of it for Mother to have with her lunch. When he returned with the coffee, he gave me a strange look, and I immediately knew what his expression meant...I'd forgotten to put the pump spout in the pot, making it difficult for him to pour the coffee. I laughed and told him it was payback for the other day, when, in his haste to clean up after me as I cooked, he disposed of some fresh ginger that I'd carefully grated for the Chinese soup.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Wednesday, May 9
Up at 6:30 to get ready to go to water aerobics. Pretty cool this morning, so I appreciated my fleece outfit. The water in the pool was pleasant. I'll miss swimming for the three weeks the pool is down after this week. Thirteen of us showed up today.
At home, Hubbie accompanied Mother to our house, and before I got ready for the day, I boiled a couple of eggs and gathered ingredients for making chicken salad. Mother chopped the veggies and eggs, and I added nuts, Craisins, and grapes to the mix.
Once I was showered and dressed, I did this and that at my computer...printing snapshots of Great-Granddaughter participating and winning second place in a race, and ordering prints of myself in the ball gown, all of which I plan to use in make scrapbook pages next week; and emptying the e-mail deleted items folder. I also called my favorite computer tech hoping to make an appointment for him to check my computer, clean it up, add memory, etc. But he wasn't available, and he hasn't returned my call. Guess I'll try again tomorrow.
After lunch, I finished getting Hubbie's and my clothes ready for the Confederate Ball Saturday, but didn't accomplish much else for the rest of the afternoon.
Supper was leftover Chinese soup and blueberry muffins from last night. I accompanied Mother home afterward, and helped her take a shower, and then throw a load of laundry in the washer.
Later, Hubbie and I went to the local movie theater to see "The Hunger Games." We used free movie passes that I'd gotten online through an offer off of a couple of boxes of hair color. There were only six people in the theater. Br-r-r, it was cold in there! I wore a long sleeve shirt and a fleece jacket and was still uncomfortable. Hubbie brought along a light jacket, but didn't need it, so I commandeered it to use as a blanket, and still my nose was cold.
The movie was unusual in its premise of a post-apocalytic futuristic nation divided into twelve districts, where the Capitol each year selects a boy and a girl, ages 12 to 18, from each district to fight to the death on live TV until only one survives. The purpose of the games is to punish the people of the districts for a past rebellion against the government.
At home, Hubbie accompanied Mother to our house, and before I got ready for the day, I boiled a couple of eggs and gathered ingredients for making chicken salad. Mother chopped the veggies and eggs, and I added nuts, Craisins, and grapes to the mix.
Once I was showered and dressed, I did this and that at my computer...printing snapshots of Great-Granddaughter participating and winning second place in a race, and ordering prints of myself in the ball gown, all of which I plan to use in make scrapbook pages next week; and emptying the e-mail deleted items folder. I also called my favorite computer tech hoping to make an appointment for him to check my computer, clean it up, add memory, etc. But he wasn't available, and he hasn't returned my call. Guess I'll try again tomorrow.
After lunch, I finished getting Hubbie's and my clothes ready for the Confederate Ball Saturday, but didn't accomplish much else for the rest of the afternoon.
Supper was leftover Chinese soup and blueberry muffins from last night. I accompanied Mother home afterward, and helped her take a shower, and then throw a load of laundry in the washer.
Later, Hubbie and I went to the local movie theater to see "The Hunger Games." We used free movie passes that I'd gotten online through an offer off of a couple of boxes of hair color. There were only six people in the theater. Br-r-r, it was cold in there! I wore a long sleeve shirt and a fleece jacket and was still uncomfortable. Hubbie brought along a light jacket, but didn't need it, so I commandeered it to use as a blanket, and still my nose was cold.
The movie was unusual in its premise of a post-apocalytic futuristic nation divided into twelve districts, where the Capitol each year selects a boy and a girl, ages 12 to 18, from each district to fight to the death on live TV until only one survives. The purpose of the games is to punish the people of the districts for a past rebellion against the government.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Tuesday, May 8
Up around 7:30, and after breakfast I did a treadmill session and resistance exercises. Hubbie and I planned to go to the hospital for a noon lunch and lecture, so we both dressed for the event. But when I checked the calendar, I discovered that the event is next Tuesday instead of today. Phooey. Oh well.
We both got into our work clothes and went about our business around the house. Among other things, I straightened the spare bedroom and made the bed after washing the sheets, chose birthday cards from our stash for three family members celebrating their big days this month, made haircut appointments for Mother and me nest week, and put together a gift bag of items to give to Mother for Mother's Day.
Hubbie fixed Ramen Noodle soup for Mother and took it to her for lunch. Since our lunch event fell through, I wasn't sure what Hubbie and I would have. Finally decided to dig out sauteed mushrooms and onions from the freezer, add a can of spinach (drained), egg substitute, and cheese to them, and serve it all with toast and jelly.
Afterward, I accompanied Mother to our house, where we worked on making a Chinese soup for supper. Mother chopped onions, carrots, and celery, which I added to chicken and broth, with seasonings. I let the chicken simmer, while Mother and I washed two quarts of blueberries. We used a cup of them to make a batch of blueberry muffins, and bagged the rest for the freezer. Mother mixed the muffin recipe after I'd gathered and helped measure the ingredients. While the muffins baked, I added some of the fresh blueberries to leftover canned peaches and added halved grapes to the mix for a supper dessert.
After that, Mother created a birthday card for a family member, while I did this and that around the house. Later, I finished supper preparations...adding cabbage that Mother had shredded to the soup, along with soy sauce and fresh ginger. After the cabbage cooked, I added noodles from Ramen Noodle packages, and sliced green onions from the garden. The soup and mounthwatering muffins, along with the fruit and fat-free topping, was really good on this cooler day.
Note: hummingbirds are finally visiting the feeder. The feeder has been up for a while, but I guess the birds preferred the nectar of some of the flowers in the yard. Also saw two brilliant yellow American Goldfinch enjoying the thistle feeder this morning.
Squirrels are also busily raiding the birdfeeders. Nothing deters them...providing them a squirrel feeder with corn only serves to invite them to the yard, so we can't complain, I guess. The three cats certainly enjoy watching them, and the birds, from the windows of the sunroom.
Spent the evening watching TV, including the elimination episode of "Dancing With the Stars." The two I thought would be eliminated, were.
We both got into our work clothes and went about our business around the house. Among other things, I straightened the spare bedroom and made the bed after washing the sheets, chose birthday cards from our stash for three family members celebrating their big days this month, made haircut appointments for Mother and me nest week, and put together a gift bag of items to give to Mother for Mother's Day.
Hubbie fixed Ramen Noodle soup for Mother and took it to her for lunch. Since our lunch event fell through, I wasn't sure what Hubbie and I would have. Finally decided to dig out sauteed mushrooms and onions from the freezer, add a can of spinach (drained), egg substitute, and cheese to them, and serve it all with toast and jelly.
Afterward, I accompanied Mother to our house, where we worked on making a Chinese soup for supper. Mother chopped onions, carrots, and celery, which I added to chicken and broth, with seasonings. I let the chicken simmer, while Mother and I washed two quarts of blueberries. We used a cup of them to make a batch of blueberry muffins, and bagged the rest for the freezer. Mother mixed the muffin recipe after I'd gathered and helped measure the ingredients. While the muffins baked, I added some of the fresh blueberries to leftover canned peaches and added halved grapes to the mix for a supper dessert.
After that, Mother created a birthday card for a family member, while I did this and that around the house. Later, I finished supper preparations...adding cabbage that Mother had shredded to the soup, along with soy sauce and fresh ginger. After the cabbage cooked, I added noodles from Ramen Noodle packages, and sliced green onions from the garden. The soup and mounthwatering muffins, along with the fruit and fat-free topping, was really good on this cooler day.
Note: hummingbirds are finally visiting the feeder. The feeder has been up for a while, but I guess the birds preferred the nectar of some of the flowers in the yard. Also saw two brilliant yellow American Goldfinch enjoying the thistle feeder this morning.
Squirrels are also busily raiding the birdfeeders. Nothing deters them...providing them a squirrel feeder with corn only serves to invite them to the yard, so we can't complain, I guess. The three cats certainly enjoy watching them, and the birds, from the windows of the sunroom.
Spent the evening watching TV, including the elimination episode of "Dancing With the Stars." The two I thought would be eliminated, were.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Monday, May 7
Woke up to a thunderstorm, so I wasn't sure if I would be going to water aerobics or not. But I got up and ready anyway, just in case. By time to leave around 7:30, it was still dark, dismal, and rainy, but there was no thunder, so I packed an umbrella and headed to the gym.
Only eleven of us showed up this morning. Our leader was anxious that at least ten would come to make it worth the coach/lifesaver's time to be there. She breathed a sigh of relief when member number ten arrived.
It had stopped raining by the time I walked back to the van after aerobics. But it was cool enough that I was glad I'd worn my fleece outfit.
Back home, once I was ready for the day, I reviewed today's lesson plan for my student, and then read the Sunday newspaper. Hubbie accompanied Mother to our house, where she worked on her jigsaw puzzle.
Went to the college library shortly before 2:30, but I began to worry when the student didn't show up on time. Soon, Hubbie called to let me know the student had called our house to say she was running late because she was having a dress fitted for the Civil War Confederate Ball.
Today, she learned to use idioms with "take," and "make." "I take a bus to work every morning." "I made an appointment with the doctor for a checkup."
She also learned the structure focus of "more...than" with nouns. "She has three books." I have two books. She has more books than I do." "David has three pencils. Ed has one pencil. David has more pencils than Ed does." This exercise was designed for the student to use not only "more...than," but also to test her on using "do and does." She did well with the sentences that required those two, but was thrown by the past tense sentences: "Ann made three mistakes yesterday. Gail made two mistakes yesterday," which required her to combine them into "Ann made more mistakes yesterday than Gail did."
We finished the lesson with structure focus on question words plus infinitives: "Please tell me where to put these books (question: where; infinitive: to put). "I don't know what to do." "Ann will teach you how to swim." "He's learning how to play hockey."
At home, Hubbie had heated the leftover stirfry from last night, and we had supper a little early, so I could attend an arts council meeting at 5:30. I accompanied Mother home after supper, and Hubbie joined me in going to the meeting.
Tonight, we wrestled with Summer Celebration plans again, but didn't get very far. Our main problem is in not being able to nail down a venue. We thought we had a church fellowship hall engaged, but the church has, since last week, informed us that there was something scheduled that had somehow not been recorded on their calendar.
It's possible we could move the date of the event, if the church would be available then, but just in case, I suggested we look into possibly engaging the National Guard Armory. This seemed to strike a positive chord with everyone present, so when we got home, Hubbie called the Master Gardener who arranged to have the plant sale in the building and got the name of the contact person. We'll pass the info on to the arts council director tomorrow.
I felt sorry for both the president of the arts council board and the arts council director, both of whom appeared strained and burdened. I felt guilty when I had to decline heading up the food committee. I don't want to take on anything that requires my undivided attention, because I want to always be available if Mother should need me.
As soon as we got home, I went to Mother's house to help her take a shower, and then throw a load of laundry in the washer. Later, Hubbie and I watched TV, including this week's episode of "Dancing With the Stars."
Whew! Busy day.
Only eleven of us showed up this morning. Our leader was anxious that at least ten would come to make it worth the coach/lifesaver's time to be there. She breathed a sigh of relief when member number ten arrived.
It had stopped raining by the time I walked back to the van after aerobics. But it was cool enough that I was glad I'd worn my fleece outfit.
Back home, once I was ready for the day, I reviewed today's lesson plan for my student, and then read the Sunday newspaper. Hubbie accompanied Mother to our house, where she worked on her jigsaw puzzle.
Went to the college library shortly before 2:30, but I began to worry when the student didn't show up on time. Soon, Hubbie called to let me know the student had called our house to say she was running late because she was having a dress fitted for the Civil War Confederate Ball.
Today, she learned to use idioms with "take," and "make." "I take a bus to work every morning." "I made an appointment with the doctor for a checkup."
She also learned the structure focus of "more...than" with nouns. "She has three books." I have two books. She has more books than I do." "David has three pencils. Ed has one pencil. David has more pencils than Ed does." This exercise was designed for the student to use not only "more...than," but also to test her on using "do and does." She did well with the sentences that required those two, but was thrown by the past tense sentences: "Ann made three mistakes yesterday. Gail made two mistakes yesterday," which required her to combine them into "Ann made more mistakes yesterday than Gail did."
We finished the lesson with structure focus on question words plus infinitives: "Please tell me where to put these books (question: where; infinitive: to put). "I don't know what to do." "Ann will teach you how to swim." "He's learning how to play hockey."
At home, Hubbie had heated the leftover stirfry from last night, and we had supper a little early, so I could attend an arts council meeting at 5:30. I accompanied Mother home after supper, and Hubbie joined me in going to the meeting.
Tonight, we wrestled with Summer Celebration plans again, but didn't get very far. Our main problem is in not being able to nail down a venue. We thought we had a church fellowship hall engaged, but the church has, since last week, informed us that there was something scheduled that had somehow not been recorded on their calendar.
It's possible we could move the date of the event, if the church would be available then, but just in case, I suggested we look into possibly engaging the National Guard Armory. This seemed to strike a positive chord with everyone present, so when we got home, Hubbie called the Master Gardener who arranged to have the plant sale in the building and got the name of the contact person. We'll pass the info on to the arts council director tomorrow.
I felt sorry for both the president of the arts council board and the arts council director, both of whom appeared strained and burdened. I felt guilty when I had to decline heading up the food committee. I don't want to take on anything that requires my undivided attention, because I want to always be available if Mother should need me.
As soon as we got home, I went to Mother's house to help her take a shower, and then throw a load of laundry in the washer. Later, Hubbie and I watched TV, including this week's episode of "Dancing With the Stars."
Whew! Busy day.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Friday, May 4
Today is the anniversary of Sis's and my father: born May 4, 1896, and died November 26, 1983, two days after Thanksgiving.
Up at 6:30 this morning, so I could get ready to go to water aerobics. The water was pretty cool again today, but I got used to it. Twelve of us showed up, about half the number that came on Monday. It's the weekend...people want to get an early start on it.
One more week of water aerobics before the pool closes for summer break. Our leader announced that our group will meet at a popular Italian Restaurant next Friday for a Dutch Treat lunch. Mother will enjoy going with me to this gathering. The ladies are always glad to see her.
Back home, I got ready for the day, and then accompanied Mother to our house, where she helped me prepare veggies for a chef's salad for Hubbie's and my lunch. For Mother's lunch I made (at her request) an egg and cheese omelet with toast and peach preserves.
After lunch, Mother worked on her jigsaw puzzle, Hubbie resumed working in the yard, and I ran errands...to the home medical services office to drop off the cookies for the fundraiser bake sale tomorrow; and to the WDCS for a number of things, including personal items for Mother, a couple of sweat bands for Hubbie, and groceries.
I got back home around 3 p.m., and relaxed until time to prepare a supper of biscuits and gravy, with a side of canned peaches. Afterward, I accompanied Mother back to her house. Hubbie went back into the yard, and I goofed off.
Later, Hubbie and I watched TV.
Up at 6:30 this morning, so I could get ready to go to water aerobics. The water was pretty cool again today, but I got used to it. Twelve of us showed up, about half the number that came on Monday. It's the weekend...people want to get an early start on it.
One more week of water aerobics before the pool closes for summer break. Our leader announced that our group will meet at a popular Italian Restaurant next Friday for a Dutch Treat lunch. Mother will enjoy going with me to this gathering. The ladies are always glad to see her.
Back home, I got ready for the day, and then accompanied Mother to our house, where she helped me prepare veggies for a chef's salad for Hubbie's and my lunch. For Mother's lunch I made (at her request) an egg and cheese omelet with toast and peach preserves.
After lunch, Mother worked on her jigsaw puzzle, Hubbie resumed working in the yard, and I ran errands...to the home medical services office to drop off the cookies for the fundraiser bake sale tomorrow; and to the WDCS for a number of things, including personal items for Mother, a couple of sweat bands for Hubbie, and groceries.
I got back home around 3 p.m., and relaxed until time to prepare a supper of biscuits and gravy, with a side of canned peaches. Afterward, I accompanied Mother back to her house. Hubbie went back into the yard, and I goofed off.
Later, Hubbie and I watched TV.
Sunday, May 6
Up around 7:30. Skipped my exercises today. Hubbie put color in my hair, although I won't make a haircut appointment until afer the Civil War Confederate Ball. Right now, I'm trying to let my hair continue to grow so I can pull it into a rubber band for holding the hair decoration I made yesterday.
Once I was ready for the day, I gathered laundry for the washer, and then Mother and I worked to put together a stirfry for lunch. Mother sliced a chicken breast, and julienned onions, carrots, celery, bell pepper, and yellow and zucchini squashes. I seasoned all, browned the chicken, added veggies and fresh grated ginger, then later added chicken broth with cornstarch, and soy sauce. Served the stirfry over rice. It was very good, even though it wasn't a traditional sunday dinner.
After lunch, I tried but failed to download snapshots of last night's Super Moon. I thought my card reader was bad, so Hubbie and I went to the WDCS to buy a new one, plus a few other items. While we were out, we stopped by the grocery store pharmacy to pick up prescriptions for Mother and me.
Before we came back home, we went by a fast food restaurant to get three cups of frosted ice cream. At home, Mother was excited to get the ice cream. She said she'd explored the kitchen looking for something sweet, but didn't find anything she wanted. The treat hit the spot for all of us on this rather hot day.
Mother had begun a new jigsaw puzzle, and she continued working on it, while I went upstairs to the computer to try the new card reader. Boo, it didn't work, either, so something must be wrong with my camera's photo program, because when I tried the reader in my laptop, it worked fine, as did the old reader (which I should have tried before we went to the store). I now have two working readers, which is fine, because the new one is small and easy to carry in my camera bag or purse. I could have used it last weekend at the baby shower, so Niece could download photos to her computer while we were there.
I downloaded the Super Moon snapshots and uploaded a few to my social network page. Then Hubbie and I sat down to watch a two-part PBS Masterpiece Classic: "Birdsong," based on a novel by Sebastian Faulks. This is a British movie that revolves around a young man, who, during WWI, falls in love with a young married French woman.
Later, I donned my full ball gown regalia for snapshots in the yard. Predictions are for rain much of the week, so today seemed like the best option for doing the pictures. Hubbie did a good job of getting a couple of decent shots that I could upload to my social network page.
Spent the rest of the evening watching one-hour shows on TV.
Once I was ready for the day, I gathered laundry for the washer, and then Mother and I worked to put together a stirfry for lunch. Mother sliced a chicken breast, and julienned onions, carrots, celery, bell pepper, and yellow and zucchini squashes. I seasoned all, browned the chicken, added veggies and fresh grated ginger, then later added chicken broth with cornstarch, and soy sauce. Served the stirfry over rice. It was very good, even though it wasn't a traditional sunday dinner.
After lunch, I tried but failed to download snapshots of last night's Super Moon. I thought my card reader was bad, so Hubbie and I went to the WDCS to buy a new one, plus a few other items. While we were out, we stopped by the grocery store pharmacy to pick up prescriptions for Mother and me.
Before we came back home, we went by a fast food restaurant to get three cups of frosted ice cream. At home, Mother was excited to get the ice cream. She said she'd explored the kitchen looking for something sweet, but didn't find anything she wanted. The treat hit the spot for all of us on this rather hot day.
Mother had begun a new jigsaw puzzle, and she continued working on it, while I went upstairs to the computer to try the new card reader. Boo, it didn't work, either, so something must be wrong with my camera's photo program, because when I tried the reader in my laptop, it worked fine, as did the old reader (which I should have tried before we went to the store). I now have two working readers, which is fine, because the new one is small and easy to carry in my camera bag or purse. I could have used it last weekend at the baby shower, so Niece could download photos to her computer while we were there.
I downloaded the Super Moon snapshots and uploaded a few to my social network page. Then Hubbie and I sat down to watch a two-part PBS Masterpiece Classic: "Birdsong," based on a novel by Sebastian Faulks. This is a British movie that revolves around a young man, who, during WWI, falls in love with a young married French woman.
Later, I donned my full ball gown regalia for snapshots in the yard. Predictions are for rain much of the week, so today seemed like the best option for doing the pictures. Hubbie did a good job of getting a couple of decent shots that I could upload to my social network page.
Spent the rest of the evening watching one-hour shows on TV.
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