I can finally relax....

We have had quite a busy schedule the last few days. But as of now, our calendar looks empty for the rest of the week.

Last Friday we had our grandson Dylan's surprise 16th birthday party. Our daughter Lori had it all set up at the local bowling alley where they love to go eat, bowl and play video games. It's a nice family place to spend an evening. And they have the best pizzas. Dylan had a great time with several of his friends. This party will probably be his last chance to see most of those friends for a long time, since Lori and the kids have moved to Michigan where Lori's new husband Mike lives and works.

Saturday was spent catching up on some things around the house and getting laundry done.

Sunday we had 2 different parties to go to. The first one was my cousin's retirement party. Several of my family was there and it was great to see them and talk.

The second party was another surprise party for my brother-in-law Michael, my sister's husband. It could have been a pool party, but it turned too cold, so we all sat on the deck around the pool, ate lots of good food, and talked to that side of my family. By the time we got home that evening, I was stuffed, sun-burnt, and tired. But we had a good day.

Yesterday, we went to our daughter Teresa's house to help our girls out. Lori and Teresa are in the last week of school, taking all their finals, but Lori still needed 2 more people to do a massage on and get evaluations to turn in. Bob and I let her work on our stiff backs. :) It felt so good. Of course we gave her good evaluations. Both of our girls have such a wonderful touch and have done so well in their pursuits of this new career, Bob and I are so proud of them. They are both going into therapeutic massage, working in a hospital or chiropractor's office. 

Lori is staying this week with Teresa until they finish their finals, then Lori will be going back to Michigan until graduation day on the 30th. Her new home is only 3 hrs. away, but with my husband, who doesn't like to travel on busy highways, Lori might as well be a thousand miles away. At least her husband Mike said they will come down once a month for our family dinners, so I'll get to see her and the kids then.

Then today we met up with Bob's brother Jack and his wife Elaine for a very long lunch. We hadn't seen them in a long time, so when we do get together, that lunch hour could last 2, and it did. We always have so much to catch up on.

When we got home I had to finish a load of laundry and then I sat down to relax. We both did. The busy weekend, and all the miles we spent in the car has finally caught up with us. I think we're just getting old.

Bob called his brother Rick this afternoon to see how Pam was doing, Rick's wife. She had pneumonia so bad, she couldn't breath. But she's getting better. She's still in ICU. They took the breathing tube out of her for a couple hours today and she was able to breath on her own. They'll do that again tomorrow to see if she can do better. What a horrible way to spend her birthday. Maybe by the end of the week they'll be able to move her out of ICU. As soon as Rick can leave her, he's flying back to Arizona to clean out their house, put it in the hands of a realtor, and drive a truck back here with the things they want to keep. They're staying in Ohio. This winter is going to be hard on both of them. They've been living in TX and AZ for the last 11 years.

Quote to Live By:  “A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot, and realize how blessed you are for what you have.”

Take care & God bless.