This and That at the Chapmans....

 

Monday was 50% off day at Teaxs Giant so Brenda and swapped out and did our thrifting then to take advantage of the sale.

It was like a big party and the check out lines went up and down and around aisles!

I bought several Christmas gifts so I can't show you all my treasures!

Can you spy Brenda in the line??

I came home and worked on the Cowboy Santa that I started for Samuel last year.

I've lots of progress and think I will finish it tonight.

Louis Dean takes long soaking baths instead of showers so he was in the tub while I was painting.

I went in to check on him and his bathwater was dark!

He was totally out of bath products and thought this bottle might be an oil or something.

Just a rinse and no harm done and I'm glad it wasn't coffee grounds!

We are still waiting for our plumber to repair the bathroom sink.

LD kept forgetting and used it so I put a fat pillow in it!

That pillow is now soaking wet!

It was a trying day and we were both in bed before 9:00!

On Tuesday we picked up the pond liner we had ordered - thinking it was the same size as our kitchen pond.

It was half the size so after Louis Dean told me, "Houston, we have a problem!" I said, "No, we don't! I'll order another one and it will be even more interesting!"

Before we came home I stopped at Walmart and spent over $100 on bath products!

We bought oils, bubbles, salts and all manner of good things!

Now he has choices!

Wednesday we had a visit with his neurologist and it was good.

His vitals were fine and he hasn't lost much ground in the last six months.

He weighs a healthy 203 pounds and he charmed and laughed with Dr. Shadad and she complimented both of us and said we were doing everything right!

Her sweet nurse assistant is such a dear and she took this pic of us.

Even the other patients in the waiting room were friendly and I said 'God bless you' in Spanish to a lady and her daughter and they both said 'Amen.' I know only a little Spanish from my homeschooling days but I was able to tell them my name and it happened to be the daughter's name, as well.

We came home and had lunch before we left again - this time to take my 1983 Bernia sewing machine in to be repaired. Hopefully, they can fix it! It's so old you can't even buy parts for it so we will see.

That machine and I go way back.

After my house burned in June of 1983, we went to the Texas State Fair in the fall and I bought that Bernia plus a Vita Mix plus an organ.

The Vita Mix lasted a long time but they could not repair it when a small part wore out.

Good grief. This was like 10+ years ago and I decided not to invest in another one.

I put the organ on the curb in the last year or so and hope someone picked it up and is enjoying it now.

My extra treat was stopping at Hobby Lobby on our way home.

Two charcuterie plates made supper for us.

Patton was our movie of choice and I am grateful it wasn't another John Wayne.

Just saying.

Today has been a keeper of home kind of day - my favorite!

I love the Rosemary infused olive oil from Aldi and used the very last of it the other night on roasted veggies. I decided to refill the bottle by making my own.

I stripped several stems of rosemary and simmered them in Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

I starined out the rosemary and dried it and poured the olive oil in my bottle and added a sprig of fresh rosemary to it.

To the dried rosemary pieces, I added sea salt and Win! WIN!!

Today's lunch.

We usually eat one good meal a day and snacks or appetizers later.

You know, the dreading of doing something is worse that the doing of it!

Louis Dean is a veteran and put himself and Ellen, his beloved first wife, through college on the GI Bill.

He's never signed up for benefits and I have felt the need to to do so - just in case we need the VA's help later. It's been well over a year since I thought about doing it and yet I kept putting it off.

My neighbor, Stephanie, encouraged me at the start and then Sherry researched and printed off the forms for me.

At last all is filled out and ready to go in the mail!!

Texas summer heat is on its way!

Our Texas sage bushes are beautiful but only one of them is blooming.

That's supposed to signal a change in the weather.

We are loving our sunflowers!

And our yellow trumpet vines.

I planted zinnias from seed and am so excited they grew!

I took these pics this afternoon.

Louis Dean is a happy man and loves his room.

He piddles and arranges music and plays music and keeps himself totally entertained!

Right now he is outside watering the front.

I watered the back and came in to add my words to the photos of tonight's journal entry.

Thank you, Lord for all your blessings!