It has been a much better week considering my activity level and finally getting over the last cold that I had. Our weather has warmed up a bit and Joey and I have been able to take a few walks other than just quick jaunts around the community grounds. Poor guy - he now brings a toy over and bugs me to play when he gets bored. We did manage a haircut this week and he is so good about it. I can finish the job in 1.5 to 2 hours now, but usually have some touch ups to do after I see him off the grooming table.
Our food shelf delivery scheduled for Wednesday was canceled as they didn’t have a truck that would start in this cold weather. It is rescheduled for next Tuesday. I had art class with Genevieve and we made some small clay dishes - my project was a set of salt & pepper bowls. I chose that project because I have been looking at them because I like the coarse ground salt & pepper and the holes in my shakers are too small. We shall see if I like this method.
I had a very nice conversation with Rene this week and I’m so glad that she is feeling much better, is more active and gaining strength every day. She sent me this cute picture.
Elaine and I went to Willy McCoys for dinner Friday night and it sure felt good to get out, have some conversation, and a good fish fry. We are both happy to have that nice option in the neighborhood.
Last night, Cathy was going to come over to watch a movie but just before she came, I got a call from Elaine, she was crying and wondering if she could come over and would I mix her a drink. She came right over, I mixed us an Old Fashioned and she told me that she had talked with Joann’s son and learned that she is getting weaker day by day, sleeps much of the day, and is taking lots of morphine for pain. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last summer and given about six months to live. After that, she decided to move to Nebraska to be with her family. While we were talking, Cathy joined us and we continued to talk and had another drink. When Elaine was ready to go home, Cathy walked her to her apartment and she didn’t come back and didn’t come back, so when I went check on them, they were giggling and laughing and having a good time. So I mixed us all another drink at Elaine’s apartment and we continued to talk and laugh and have a good time until Joey started to say that he needed to go out for a bedtime potty break. Dang - 3 old fashioneds and I was able to sleep through the night and feel pretty good this morning. We never did get around to watching a movie.