Tuesday Things and Wednesday

Tuesday morning Summer stopped by for a couple of hours!

She was picking someone up at the airport later so we got in a good visit.

I made us an oatmeal, sausage and Panettone toast breakfast and we ate in the dining room at the black and white table. YES! I'll be using it gain on Thursday and possibly on Sunday as well.

I had a 1:30 appointment with Dr. Sanders Tuesday afternoon.

First of all, I had x-rays.Then a PA came in and checked out my knee.

I explained it had been hurting since last Tuesday and that I overdid some exercises AND had a bee sting. One thing led to another and we talked about beekeeping. He assured me I was in good shape and that Dr. Sanders wanted to visit with me next.

Once again we talked about beekeeping and you know what both doctors wanted to know first of all?

How does smoking the bees affect them? What does it do??

I explained that it calms them down. I also told them you do not want to eat a banana before going out to work your hives. It drives the bees crazy.

That's because it contains the same compound that is in the honeybees' alarm pheromone!

If you want the bees to leave the hive - just take a banana peel and put it in the top of the super.

But make sure you are suited up and well protected because they will be mad!

After we talked bees - and I promised to bring him a jar of honey on my next visit - we talked about my knee. Turns out I am 6 weeks post op and surpassing the 6 MONTH progress mark!

Both doctors bragged on my good healing qualities.

I'm thanking God for those!

I'll be continuing my normal exercises at home and cancelled my physical therapy appointment for Friday. I only went twice anyway.

I went home and rested for awhile - and then we had an early supper before going to see the grand quads perform in their second grade play.

They didn't open the doors until right before 7:00 and Summer was the first to arrive.

Louis Dean and I were next and we three were the first ones in the door.

We got seats on the second row and saved places for Amber and Mike and his parents.

It was such a fun play!

Freddie the Frog and The Jungle Jazz

Harrison was the star of the show as Freddie the Frog!

He did great and I was amazed at how much he had prepared and memorized!

Plus he danced! Is he not adorable??

I didn't take very many pictures but - trust me!

The kids were all adorable!

As soon as the play was over and they were dismissed, the grands came running to find us!

Trystan found her Aunt Summer and Logan found me.

They made the rounds with both sets of grandparents being there!

We were all so proud of them and even more proud of Amber and Mike and the great parents they are to our grandchildren!

Here's Kailey with her Granddad.

She was a little tiger in the Jungle Jazz.

As was Logan. Trystan was a cute little elephant and had a few lines.

We would not have missed this for the world!

We were home before 8:30 but I went to bed early and read for awhile.

Today (Wednesday) I did the grocery shopping at Aldi.

We were out of several staple items like butter and vegetables, fruit and salad fixings.

By the time I picked everything up and put it in the cart - and then take everything out of the cart and put it on the checkout conveyor belt - and then take everything back out of the buggy to bag it up - and then haul it into the trunk - I was TIRED!

I carried the milk in when I got home and asked Louis Dean to unload the rest.

Yesterday he had called a couple of tree trimming companies and arranged to have them come out and give us an estimate for trimming the two big pecan trees.

One couldn't come out until next week but the other came at 11:00 this morning.

Louis Dean hired them and they came back this afternoon and did the job.

They were already at work when I got home.

I love that they cleaned up all the messy limbs and branches!

It looks so much better!!

AND we had it done before the spring storms which usually bring down several limbs.

They saved some of the smaller branches for firewood and stacked it up by the gate at the foot of the northern pecan tree.

Louis Dean promptly built us a fire!

I even cooked us a good dinner tonight.

BBQ chicken baked in the oven, potato salad, baked beans and pepper poppers.

Plus brown and serve rolls.

I haven't had them in such a long time!

I'm trying to pace myself and not do as much.

Still, I managed to freshen up the guest room this afternoon.

The Christmas bedspread was still on the bed.

I'm writing tonight while propped up on pillows in my bed with the laptop on the bedtray.

Louis Dean is in his music room singing a Willie Nelson/Kimmy Rhodes song......

Now I will say goodnight and read a few more chapters in Time Will Tell.

I read the other two books in the Clifton Chronicles but apparently I missed this first one.

I do so love a good book!