Another busy week for me and I am ready for a slow down. I couldn’t even watch President Biden’s State of the Union address last night because I was too tired. How did our congressmen and women get to be so rude with the opposing party? The sneers, grimaces, and heckles really disturb me and it disgusts me that they can’t behave at a professional level and show respect for the president, regardless of their party. Anyway, I knew that I could get the information the next morning, so I went to bed.
Norah and Camille had a sleepover with me last Sunday, as they didn’t have school on Monday. We made creamy pasta for dinner Sunday evening and then watched old episodes of Young Sheldon. It was Camille’s turn to sleep on the couch and we all read for a bit before drifting off to sleep.
I had planned to take them to the Science or Children’s Museum on Monday, but all of the museums are closed on Mondays. Dang! So we headed to Mall of America (not my favorite place) and to the Aquarium. When we left there, we walked around the amusement park as they were trying to decide which ride they might want to go on and they spotted the climbing wall. That was an option that Ben had suggested and they were all up for it. It was a bit pricey but I knew that we would get our moneys worth by doing it and they stayed engaged and loved it for the full hour. Of course, everything is a competition with those two and it was either a race to the top or who could get to the bottom first. Funny girls.
Joey had a 6-month checkup on Tuesday morning and all looks good with him except that he is about 2 pounds overweight and I need to cut back on the people food and treats.
I had art class with Genevieve that afternoon and we did an Easter needle felting project. Here is my outcome from that session.
Last week when I stopped at one of my favorite thrift shops, Assistance League in Richfield, I purchased the little ceramic basket. When I was checking out, the gals admired it and I told them what I was doing with it. One of the gals, Kristy, told me that she had gotten into felting, purchased a lot of supplies and then didn’t like the craft because she poked her fingers too much. She asked if I would like her supplies - of course I would and I gave her my contact information. So I got a text from her this week and will head to the store to pick it up later this morning. I’m excited to see what she is passing on to me.
Wednesday was food shelf day and I did my volunteer duties in the morning and did some grocery shopping and food prep for Thursday lunch. I also took Joey to the hockey rink to play - my little fence gate worked well and we spent about a half hour running around, chasing the ball (not returning it) and playing.
I had to get up early yesterday morning to make it to a 8:00 Echocardiogram appointment (a follow up procedure after starting a new heart medication a couple of weeks ago. I will see the cardiologist again on the 13th.
Randy Sabien invited me to a show that he was doing at the Sidekick Theater and offered tickets. It was the same performers who did the Christmas show that I went to with the addition of a base player who looked a lot like Hank Williams Jr. So Deb and I went and sat in the balcony and enjoyed the show of great performers playing country music hits from before the 1980s. There was some real talent up on the stage and the show was fun to see. After the show, Randy followed us to my apartment and we had Spicy Baked Shrimp, beet salad, breadsticks and apple cranberry crumble for dessert while we chatted about lots of different topics. Feeding him lunch was the least I could do after he generously gave me tickets to the show.
It was a very nice afternoon and I was tired and lazy the rest of the day. I didn't even stay up to watch the State of the Union address.
