Good Saturday/Sunday to you from our corner of Iowa where the last week of July is coming in with heat and humidity....typical for Iowa this time of year. Everything is green or blooming, and colorful! We still need rain here, but so does much of the Midwest and the West especially.
Speaking of the West, our oldest son and his family are heading out West for a week and we are granddog sitting here in our corner of the world. Both Scout and Charlie (miniature Schnauzers) are doing well considering they have never been here. We are getting to know each other and as I write this they are both sleeping. Joel is off to a retirement farewell and I am holding down the fort at home.
We were able to spend time yesterday with our oldest son who will turn 50 soon. Where has the time gone?? One of my favorite memories is of M. coming home from Kindergarten at noon and eating his usual Oscar Meyer boloney sandwich while watching Mr. Rogers. It was his time to "decompress". I am not sure he eats that anymore, but with his job I am sure he needs time to decompress!
My week has been busy with learning the Dynamic Neural Retraining System to retrain the limbic system of my brain ~ Oh, yeah. Seeing three doctors in 24 hrs made things a bit more exciting. No big issues, but definitely "stuff" to get taken care of. The melanoma ck. was all good news. Another chiropractor visit, and a trip to Quick Care has me taking meds for a UTI. So fun ......... A little housecleaning, baking a rhubarb pie for M. and his dad, dog sitting, shopping, and walking round things off.
Joel has been busy with "projects", dog sitting, shopping, colleague group, and biking~ although it is a bit hot for that right now! He manages an average of 14 miles when he rides. His usual bike trail is torn up from maintenance being done in one area, but he manages.....gotta be flexible~ Does anyone else have to remind themselves of that..........I am amazed how set I have become in certain ways. Life is cozy and mostly controlled and predictable~ and then........then something or two little living and breathing "somethings" come to visit and we realize how little our world is ever shaken up out of our usual routines. SO good to shake things up! Did I think we would ever get to this age of finding comfort in the predictable? Hmmmmm Nope.
Have you been watching the Olympics? We watched much of the opening ceremonies.......I really enjoy seeing each country's athletes walk in....observing their manner of dress, attitudes, and men and women who represent their country. There were a few countries that we did not even know existed~ so we would google them to see where they were located. Mostly islands, and a few others who had changed names. Our favorite display was when 1800 drones created the world as we see it with all the continents and bodies of water. So beautiful! For reasons beyond understanding one of the events I like to watch is womens beach volleyball. It has not been disappointing, either.
So, this week I am grateful for being able to walk and Joel bike, have money for shopping whenever and for whatever, our granddogs visiting, DNRS, doctors who give good news, antibiotics, rhubarb pie, the Olympics, texts, phone calls, our son M.'s visit and 50th, and so much more...........
Enjoy your weekend!
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