Way back last Sunday, I had a nice long conversation with Tom - it had been almost 3 months since we last talked so we had a bit of catching up to do. I also had a chat with my Mesa neighbor Arlene and it’s always nice to connect with her.
We had a short but sweet family gathering for cake and ice cream to celebrate Charlotte’s 12th birthday on Monday afternoon. She is so sweet - dressed in her Taylor Swift sweatshirt and growing up way too fast. I couldn’t help but remember her first birthday celebration at a San Francisco park. Ben and Jill were scrambling to get ready for the first day of school, so we only hung out for about an hour. Charlotte starts 6th grade and the twins start 4th grade.
I had my blood work for my upcoming annual physical on Tuesday morning and I had the results in MyChart by that afternoon - it doesn’t seem like much has changed although my thyroid numbers are low again. I’m hoping that doesn’t affect the medication that I take because that usually results in frequent checks and manipulating the dose.
Tuesday also marked the 8-year anniversary of my brother Ray’s death at the hands of a heinous killer. It is such a difficult memory but I have to think of the times in his life that were good his children.
Wednesday was food shelf day and that took up a couple of hours. It is rewarding to see so many residents and get to have little snippets of conversation.
Thursday was cleaning day at Ben’s house and he was on a work call the entire time except to give me a quick hug and about a 5-minute chat. I finished in record time and took 12,000 steps, walked 5.5 miles, and climbed 12 flights of stairs that day. No wonder I need a nap when I get back home and thanks to Deb for walking Joey while I’m gone, I can do that.
Yesterday was grocery shopping day and it included a stop at Von Hansons to stock up on protein - pork chops, chicken, bacon, and a nice steak to have for dinner last night. They have these griller sirloins that are just yummy.
We have now gone from excessive heat days to a high of 66° on Wednesday with night temps in the 50s. I have a feeling that fall will come fast, as the drought will cause the trees to turn color and drop quickly. The colors might not be as vibrant this year either. There is still very little rain in the forecast for the next week or so.
I took Camille and Norah to their soccer game this afternoon, as Jill and Ben will be with Charlotte and her school friends for a bowling birthday party. I debated whether to take Joey or leave him at home, but taking him won out. He got sick and threw up in the car on the way to their house but he was such a good boy at the soccer field and had lots of fun with Yoshi when we got back home. Camille has a foot injury (the trash can fell on her ankle) so she didn’t play but Norah had two ‘almost’ goals and several really good long passes. Their team lost 3-2.
They are both grounded this week (for not listening and following rules) and it made for such a nice time together, as they weren’t looking for sweets and could have no screen time - so they played outside, played with the dogs, and played a game of Trouble with me.
