Monday, July 28

Up at 6 a.m. to get ready for water aerobics. Cool morning for the walk to the gym. The water in the pool was okay, if a little cool. Seventeen of us showed up this morning for a good workout with the water noodle dumb bells.

Back home, I enjoyed a couple of cups of coffee. Then before I went upstairs to get ready for the day, I worked with Mother and Hubbie to peel and slice peaches for the freezer, because Hubbie was antsy about the fruit going south if we didn't immediately work it up. I'm pretty sure they would have kept until I was showered and dressed, though.

Finally, I went upstairs. Of course, by the time I came back down, it was close to lunchtime. After lunch, I helped Mother set up a jigsaw puzzle, and then Hubbie and I ran errands.

Our first stop was the library. I got a call this morning that the two DVD's I'd requested to be put on hold were ready to be picked up. They are the final two seasons of "Wind at My Back."

We were annoyed to find that allotted library parking spaces were nearly all occupied by folks with court business (courtrooms are upstairs in the same building as the library). I really think that library parking should be reserved for patrons only. We managed to find one space left, but it was a squeeze to get into, and tricky to get out of  later.

From the library, we went to the post office, and then to the bank. The pharmacy/grocery store was next. Picked up a free tube of toothpaste there, in a brand that Mother uses. I'd loaded the coupon to the store's plus card last Friday while we were at camp. Since I can't access my e-mail account on my phone, Sis let me use her phone to load the coupon.

Went to the farmer's market after that, where we picked up green beans and new potatoes. The WDCS was our last stop.

Funny: at the register, the checker was exceptionally cheerful.  "It's refreshing to see a young woman like yourself so obviously happy to have a job and be working," I commented.

"I'm happy because my shift's almost over," she laughed. "Guess you spoke too soon, huh?" 

"Guess so," I agreed.

Back home, Mother helped me prepare supper...she cut beef into strips, which I seasoned and browned, and then set to simmering in beef broth. Then she sliced onion, bell peppers, and mushrooms, which I added to the beef after it had cooked for a while. We had the beef with baked potatoes and canned corn.

Afterward, we watched several episodes of "Wind at My Back." Around 9:30, Mother was ready to go home. I was surprised that she wanted to stay so long. I figured she'd still be tired from the trip.

When Hubbie returned from accompanying Mother to her house, he discovered that the air conditioner was working right, because the temperature was at 77 degrees. He went out to check the unit, and discovered it was iced. So he turned the unit off, and we turned a fan on in the bedroom to sleep by. It wasn't a particularly hot, humid night, so the fan was enough.o

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Notes: got two phone calls today. The first was from my former Literacy Council student, who called from Florida to ask me to go (at my convenience) to a town about forty-five minutes away and pick up her art work at a gallery there. She'd like me to pack them to mail to her. For my trouble, she asked me to choose one of the five works for myself. That's very generous of her.

The other call was from one of my grandsons, who announced that he and his wife are expecting a baby sometime in the spring.

So in the past weeks and months, I've learned that four more great-grandchildren are expected...one this fall, and three in the spring.