surgery tomorrow

I saw the opthamologist this morning and he will remove the worst cataract tomorrow about 12:30. So please be praying for me as this takes place. He gave me the usual list of what can go wrong, but I have to do this. I can't have bifocal lenses implanted as medicare won't pay for them. I'd have to come up with $4,200. For that, I really think I will be happy with reading glasses. It'll be a change not to have to wear them all the time. My color vision is so off I have actually gone out of here in pink and orange. Once outside, I can see the difference, but not by inside light
Since I am still dilated, I can't really see what I am writing, so no marks off for spelling, etc.

Friday Five

What is your sweetest summer memory from childhood? Did it involve watermelon or hand cranked ice cream? Or perhaps a teen summer romance. Which stands out for you?

Going out with daddy in his sailboat (like one he built) and spending three or four days fishing, swimming and cooking our meals on the end of Alligator Point (then a complete swamp) Bliss. We started this when I was three.

2. Describe your all time favorite piece of summer clothing. The one thing you could put on in the summer that would seem to insure a cooler, more excellent day.

Bathing suit.

3. What summer food fills your mouth with delight and whose flavor stays happily with you long after eaten?

Tomatoes from the back yard garden. Best eaten as you squat down in the garden and pick them. My father each year saved seeds from the best tomatoes of the year, and they were planted for the next year. Wish I had some of those.

4. Tell us about the summer vacation or holiday that holds your dearest memory.

When we first arrived at the beach for the summer, we (all the kids) would race down to the water and just plunge in - clothes didn't matter. It was a race down the hill. I also cherish the days of the sailboat. Loved to sail in a real blow.

5. Have you had any experience(s) this summer that has drawn you closer to God or perhaps shown you His wonder in a new way?

As I practiced my calling as a lay Eucharistic minister and went to see a dear man who just died this week. Ministering to him and to others draws me closer to God. My ministry includes singing to these folks too. I didn't think too much of it till I didn't go one week and they made George sing in my place and sent word for me to come back.

Bonus question: When it is really hot, humid and uncomfortable, what do you do to refresh and renew body and spirit?

A pool if you have one - lots of really cold iced tea. If you are daring, with real sugar, and sprawling out in front of at least one fan
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Ok, what memories do you have of summer? Probably rendundant message - I love the beach. My beach, at St. Teresa.

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blessings

For those who asked, yes, the 'very nice girlfriend' has metamorphosed into a 'very nice wife" for John. We are glad to have her.
Nancy and crew leave tomorrow for Florida for a week. She volunteered me to do a lot of work at the shop, but apparently I am not on the schedule. I just told them to call if they need me and I will come if I'm free.
Speaking of free, this week has been so free, that nothing has gotten done. I even forgot to go to the spinners group this afternoon, and I really meant to do that. I can still read but it takes longer and I have to rest my eyes more. Knitting is easier. One of our church friends just died and the memorial service is at the church on Saturday. I'd be just as happy if I could just stay here. I guess it's a good thing that Dad feels the same way. We just play vegetable,and enjoy the air conditioning.

Be blessed....

Update on Aunt Emily...

She's home from the hospital. Still in a wheelchair and will be for awhile. One leg had the surgery with metal plate to repair a low leg break. The other had a crack in the foot and the already replaced knee is damaged. So she has a boot on that foot and a brace on her knee. The doctors have her on the BRAT diet. It's bananas, something I can't remember for the R, applesauce and toast. Anybody know what the R is for? She sounds really upbeat and positive especially for being 80 or 81, I can't remember. The church is taking good care of her I know, and so is Oliver. Jane had to go back to Jakarta, but comes home often. Paul was there for awhile and John and his wife stay close.

Friday Five

In honor of their efforts, I bring you the "Lock Me Out, Lock Me In" Friday Five.
1) How do you deal with being stuck in traffic? (paraphrasing here).
Read or knit, whichever looks right.
2) Have you ever locked yourself out of your house? (And do you keep an extra key somewhere, just in case?)
I have, and now I just go to the club house and they send someone over to to let me in. Joy!
3) Have you ever cleared a hurdle?
It has to be metaphorical. I have lived with hurdles all my life. You just try putting two children from one marriage into a mix with two children from another marriage and then having two more from the new marriage and can you see some hurdles coming? Somehow, by the grace of God, we have all lived through this and we are all friends. . Physical hurdles? No way.
4) What's your approach to a mental block? Take a nap? Listen to Harry Potter on CD - that always puts me into a meditative state and will break blocks. Honest. Or knit - that's always good.
5) Suggest a caption for the picture above; there will be a prize for the funniest answer!

We made this wonderful mess all by ourselves!!!!

Brainstorm!

Oh, good grief, I've had another one! I keep listening to both of these men who seem to be having fits to be elected president of the country. I still think my dad would have been better than either of them,but that's old history . Here's a new take. I like them both in ways. How about we have a dual presidency? Let's let Barak run the country and John run our relationships with the rest of the world. It's too much for any one person, anyway. Comments?

cleaner and cleaner

My wonderful housecleaner is here and she was stunned to see the studio!. I am stunned every time I look at the floor. There really is a floor under there, people. And I can walk on it and not fall over things. This is a good thing. Teresa is a jewel beyond price (tho there is a price, of course). She's learned to clean Dad's room and bath first so he can run away and hide from the vacuum. He really hates the noise.

Tonight is ultreya. Haven't been to one of those in about 30 years, so this will be new for us. But, there will be people I love and food and what in the world more could you ask for?