Ruth Ann and Grandson Robert's Visit and Tuesday's Treasures!

 I'm playing catch up tonight as Life has been busier than usual this past week!

My Brother Buster called me on Sunday from Kansas City and we had such a good visit together!

Anna Marie is a bright ray if sunshine and it was good to hear both of their voices!

They are planning on driving down for a visit soon if the weather finally breaks!

Still hot and our ACs continue to hum and the monthly bill continues to climb even though we are on average billing plan! However, I am grateful for the AC and that we are no longer in daily triple digit numbers although it did hot 101 a few days ago!

Sunday was a real day of rest!

We watched church online and Louis Dean settled down to a football game - or two - or three!

Just as the Cowboys game ended, Grandson Robert and Ruth Ann arrived.

Robert drove from Brownwood to Breckenridge to pick up his Aunt Ruth Ann and drove down here to see us!

It has been a whole year since we last visited with them!

I served a salad supper using up the leftovers from my birthday party!

Win! WIN!!!

We lingered long at the table that night just talking and laughing and enjoying our time together!

I had chosen some new recipes for their visit and Monday morning I served an oven cheese omelet with biscuits, jelly, fresh fruit and thick sliced bacon.

Louis Dean and Ruth Ann talked for a good hour after the meal recalling shared memories of years gone by. He's known her since she was around 13 years old.

She and I left to do a little shopping and were gone the rest of the afternoon hitting up Home Goods, TJ Max, Target  and Kroger's! We both got too tired!

I guess we thought we would run around like we used to do!

We picked up a small Black Forest cake for June - her birthday is the 25th just one day after mine.

I had fruitcake cookies and pumpkin muffins for them and a pot of yellow mums.

We had a good visit and I got some attention from Sophie!!

She's a sweetheart and I met their 'new' old cat - Baby Doll!

No pics but she's beautiful. She looks like a pastel version of our Tabitha!

SO sweet!

When we got home I went straight to the kitchen to start dinner.

I had baked potatoes in the crock pot already....

so I put the pork loin in to roast.

It turned out really well!

Robert did the honors of slicing it up while Ruth Ann held the pan steady for him!

I love having meals at the dining room table!

Lots of memories were shared and they sat there well over an hour after we ate just reminiscing. 

I did the dishes and got Louis Dean's night medicine ready for him.

I give him half a small glass of water to take with them.....and we have made a game of what happens when he forgets to drink down every last drop!

I anoint him with it!!!

He's able to remember to dink it all nearly every single time now but he was distracted and wanted to get back to his conversation with Ruth Ann!!

I cried UNCLE and left them at the table while I went to take a shower and go to bed!

Louis Dean loved every minute with Robert and Ruth Ann!

Tuesday morning I served cereal, fresh fruit and blueberry muffins before we met up with Brenda at Texas Thrift.

I made a pretty good haul......

including this denim Chico jacket!

Ruth Ann scored with three pairs of slacks and eight tops! 

AND a window box for her garden shed!

We all said our goodbyes around 4:00 on Tuesday afternoon so they could get home before dark.

After all the excitement of Summer being here and my birthday party and then Robert and Ruth Ann's visit - we went in to an empty house!

I am so thankful for my family and friends.