...and all is right with the world! Wow, something must have happened to me if I am considering 71 degrees above zero to be "warm"! It's a far cry from the dreary, rainy weather this past weekend, residual effects of Hurricane Ike.
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Speaking of Ike, Monday I got a phone call from Rosalie, my friend in Houston, and she gave me the brief rundown of their situation. The worst of it right now is being without electricity and as far as damages go, part of their "old" fence came down, so no major losses. Once the power comes back, she'll be good to go again.
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My luncheon with Linda and Joanie yesterday was wonderful, and typical, with the occasional tears running down our faces mixed with heavy doses of laughter. And, of course, the food was great, such good onion rings! Both ladies had appointments so they went their ways and I came back to Mom's.
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Later in the afternoon, Linda came back here to watch "The Bucket List" with Mom and me. Nearly 3/4 of the way through Alayna popped in and watched the end with us. I guess Tuesday was a good crying day because all of us were weeping when it ended. Lynn arrived just as we finished watching and was glad to have missed it. She rode her bike down to Mom's so had to go home on the bike and I picked her up as we drove to Covered Wagon for supper. Mom opted to stay home and have a cookie and milk instead of going with us. We brought a piece of pumpkin pie back for her, as requested. She had thought about going to a Visitation Committee meeting but since Alayna borrowed the car, she had no ride. Instead of asking others for a lift and not being all that excited about venturing out Mom opted to stay in.
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After dinner, Lynn and I went shopping at Shopko. We each came away with a couple of clothing items, Lynn's being dramatically discounted. My cousin, Cheryl, works in the optical department so we had a nice chat with her before checking out. By 8:00 pm I'd dropped Lynn off at home and was back at Mom's. I was so weary, mostly my eyes, probably from all the weeping, so went to my room about 9:00 pm. I talked on the phone with my sister-in-law for a bit, making plans to meet for breakfast in Valders, where she lives.
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I got settled in for the night, finding "Seinfeld" on at the odd time of 10:00 pm. I always forget to take the time change into account here, being an hour earlier than in Florida. The episode was the famous Kenny Roger's Roasters one, we'd just spoken about it Sunday when at breakfast with Jachimstal's. Matt is a fan of the program and he referenced "Roasters" as being a favorite. I had to laugh once more when Kramer excitedly told Jerry about his rods and cones being out of whack! Love that! He poured tomato juice on his corn flakes because he couldn't tell it was red. I fell asleep before the next episode began so don't know what I missed!
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This a.m. Justin called between job sites and we had a nice chat. I had checked with the airlines about perhaps changing our departure time on Monday, since he dropped his class that day. It proved to be too expensive, $180 per ticket plus any fare changes, so we've opted to stay overnight in a hotel in MKE the night before in order to catch our flight on Monday. When he left here after his grandma's funeral, his ride was late in arriving and he barely made it to his gate in MKE, and then discovered there was a delay of some kind, requiring him to make other travel arrangements. He absolutely hated all that stress of getting there in time, and then to have the mess at the airport.......We'll handle it our way this go-round and not allow for any drama.
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I've heard from a couple people from church and the condo since I've been away, which is heart warming. Martie called this a.m. so we chatted awhile before I left to have breakfast with Nancy. We are going to take an art class together in October and get back on track with our painting. Her work schedule has changed so our usual day together is not going to cut it right now. She's involved in a Bible study at her church about the Psalms, which sounds quite interesting. I hate missing the Bible studies at my church, but go with Mom, Lynn, Alayna, and Linda on Sundays.
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I got to see Nancy's home in Valders before we had breakfast next door at The Diner. Yup, that's the name of it! She's going through some stuff right now so this was good for her to have an ear and to receive some counsel, whether wanted or not! After leaving Nancy, I went to the local lumber yard to see some friends of mine, one of whom was our partner in Florida when we first moved down there. Nancy's cousin works in the office there too so it was old home week for me. The owners of the yard are regulars at the Green Street so I see them often, at least when I'm up here and at Green Street! Justin wants to go to Green Street on Friday when he gets here so I'll probably see them once more before we leave!
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Off to have an early dinner with my friend, Dolly, who is coming to Manty to see her chiropractor. It couldn't have worked out any better for us for getting together. I am looking forward to some more perch and eagerly looking forward to spending time with my friend, Dolly!
