Wednesday, May 29, 2024 Sunny Clear Still Beautiful Warm 62 Degrees 8:24 a.m.

My blogs will be done in the mornings for awhile. We have no air conditioning, and won’t have until next week. Here, in the living room, it is very nice in the mornings, so will do by blog then. The afternoons and evenings get warm so will be in the back, the TV room where it stays fairly cool. Upstairs gets warm in the late mornings and afternoons, but once the sun goes down it cools down nicely and makes good sleeping. At the moment we have no humidity and that makes it even better.

The Memorial Day weekend turned out quite different then previously thought. Tina fell at work Friday, and that wasn’t in the plans. The boss send her by ambulance to the hospital to be checked out. She bruised her knee, shoulder, arm and chest. Nothing broken, thank God. Saturday she was sore and barely starting to turn the beautiful colors associated with a bruise.

Meanwhile, at the home of Dottie, she had a terrible sore throat, so finally called her daughter and asked her to take her to quick care. The doctor there gave her the covid test and it came back positive. That wasn’t in her plans either. They didn’t give her the covid medicine as they say the after effects are worse then covid. She got pain pills and is gargling with warm salt water. And she it is rest. She still has the boot on her foot, and is supposed go to the orthopedic doctor today and hopefully get the boot off. I doubt that she will go today.

AT the Walters household, Tammy had a scratchy throat, so was gargling with warm salt water and working at keeping up with the five furry family members. Jerry was working on the back yard and the furry family members. The plan was to pup a walkway around the above ground pool. I suggested adding steps so that the dogs could get up their easier as I am sure they would enjoy a cooling dip in the pool on these warm summer days.

Saturday it rained and thundered on and off all day and night. A great day to stay home and enjoy a good book, a cold drink and the cat in the lap. But we got to thinking that maybe we should get groceries as the weather report was saying these storms were going to continue for awhile. And, power outages were quite possible. After that we enjoyed the TV, reading and the cat in the lap.

Sunday was sunny to start. We went to church, then decided that the stores weer probably cooler then the house, so we went to Old Navy as some lady at church had a pair of slacks that Tina liked and wanted to see if they still had them on sale. Then to Home Goods as Tina wanted a new desk chair. They had some but not really what she was looking for. Then to Ross. There she found the chair she wanted so she bought it. Got it home and it fit me just perfect as it was raised up high and I can sit in it and be comfortable typing at my desk. So she went back and got another one for her.

Monday, with the same idea that stores are cooler then the house, we went to Knoxville and to Joann’s. She didn’t find what she was looking for, but I got a large sheet of card stock that I was looking for. The next stop was the Christian Book Store as she was looking for a spiral bible that she had seen at church. (a lady had one), She didn’t find anything there. I found a four way pen. Next was Vera Bradley’s for a lunch pail that closed. there she found what she was looking for. I wasn’t looking and walked out if there with nothing. It was a great day! We got home just before the thunderstorm hit!

Yesterday I did the laundry and was trying hard to get it done prior to the heat arriving. I spent most of the day in the TV room as it was the coolest room. Julie came over with her two dogs, Rocko an Zion. They are so cut and fun. It was fun to see them and to visit. I do miss her being next door. But she loves her new home and they are doing well over there. I came in here to do the blog and decided that the mornings would be the new time.

Quote of the day: “Showing kindness to others is one of the nicest things we can do for ourselves.” Janette Oke, 1935, American/Canadian author. He who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. Proverbs 11:25

We hope that you had a wonderful, safe, and healthy Memorial day weekend. And hope that the rest of your day is filled w kindness, cheerfulness, productivity and fun.

Blessings