Good Saturday to all of you from our corner of Iowa where we have stepped into August with a beautiful week of dry, comfortable weather. Having the A/C off and the windows open has been delightful.
Speaking of A/C, we are very grateful for it, having gone without it for most of our married life. We never lived in a parsonage where A/C had been installed, but many had it installed after we left. We just were not demanding enough I guess! I can remember one awful hot summer night in Zimmerman MN where Joel went out on the deck and slept on top of the picnic table to get some kind of breeze. He preferred the mosquitoes to the heat! When we lived in Montana it was not a big deal as it always cooled off at night and the air was so dry, making it easy to deal with. Again I remember painting a bedroom one summer day, thinking...."wow, I am sweating, must be a little warm out. It was 103 degrees~such a difference when humidity is below 20%. Ahhhhhh the good ol' days.
Speaking of Joel, he had a routine colonoscopy this past Thursday. Why would I share that? Because he had me shaking my head by his continual announcement when he was coming out of the sedation. My brother-in-law Danny was with us and we had to chuckle over his continue message..."I want a hamburger! Burget! Burger!" He would not remember he had already mentioned that he woke up craving a hamburger and would doze off and then bring it up again.............and again...........and again! The thing is, we don't eat beef at home, maybe 2x a year. We don't really like the taste or texture that much. Joel would much rather have Mexican food that a beef burger but he woke up craving a burger so when we left the hospital Danny went in to McDonald's and got him a Quarter Pounder with Cheese. Once Dan got him settled in his recliner at home he ate his burger and then slept for a few hours! Of course he remembers eating the burger but thought he ate it in the car! Later he mentioned how weird it was that he just had to have a hamburger! Yep. Weird.......The mind does strange things when messed with.
This morning we went to the local library where I picked up a few more mysteries by Dave Rosenfelt and Sarah Graves. I find it fascinating how Rosenfelt can bring humor into a mystery that will make me laugh out loud. He has actually written a non-fiction book called, "Dogtripping" about his adventures with their 25 rescue dogs when they brought them in a RV from California to Maine where they moved. Great stories to share! I am reading one of his fiction books titled "Unleashed" now. What are you reading?
1 comment:
Dear Renee, Hello and happy August. We've had up and down weather-some days up to the high 90's with humidity(which is weird for Colorado), other days cold. Have you every tried ground Bison? We prefer it to hamburger and use it for spaghetti and burgers; the major grocery chains usually carry it and it is so lean, bette for our bodies.
Praying Joels test came out clean. I pray you are feeling o.k., you've had such a tough few years. Sending love and prayers your way.
Noreen
Post a Comment