Tuesday Morning

Well Monday started out with concern for our friend and neighbor Carol who suffered a gall bladder attack during the night and was operated on around noon and then came home before dark, wow thats unbelievable with the expertise in the health care field. The rest of the day was much the usual with our regular lunch crowd and then we did some packing for the move to the cabin for the summer.

I started the day much the usual with a before 6 roll out and then to my routines with a hot cup of turmeric drink, a few quiet moments and the a lite breakfast before my ride to the Rec. on my bike for some pickle ball. We had a good turn out with two courts in action and a couple A players with a few B players mixed in. I got in a good hour plus when the Rec. director came into the gym and informed me I had a phone call. That only happens when there is an emergency and that's when Nancy informed that her best friend and many who think they are sisters and "look a likes" was at the hospital about to be operated and that we should be there. I hurried home and changed and then we were on our way. Nancy also called the Tracy's and they to came to the hospital later in the morning. We all waited in the cafeteria a couple of hours and learned that Carol was still waiting for the procedure. Finally after deciding to head out for some lunch the doctor notified Dan via phone that she was finished and in recovery and would be eligible to come home later in the day. We all headed out for home.

We made a stop for chicken soup for her on the way home and Nancy had a pot for them for later and which we had for supper as well, delicious. It was close to 7'ish before they got back home from the hospital. Carol walked in from the car as I was out watering the front yard. Amy, GG and Eliza Faye all came for a lunch of chicken salad on a bed of lettuce. My garden lettuces are gone for another year as the heat as taken over. The okra is producing and the cucumbers vines are drying up as well. The cantaloupe vines look healthy and loaded with blooms as is the volunteer teardrop tomato's and the jalapeno plant which is waist high an is finally loaded once more with blooms. Hopefully they will make enough fruit to take with me by Sunday.

I got down the luggage from the attic and brought in the large plastic bins for Nancy to pack. It was another scorcher of a day outside with temps in the 90's and high humidity. I didn't do much outside until after supper as it was just to hot and muggy but finally we got an evening on shore breeze which made it pleasant out. We spoke with our "mountain mom" and she had the heat on in the mountains as it's been cold, wet and windy for the past couple of days. I'm so looking forward to some cooler temps. Some of my pickle ball buddies from the mountains have reminded me they are playing every Tuesday evening out at Roaring Gap Club and are eager for my return, so I'm looking forward to keeping some sharpness with my game. I'm sure the walking and hiking the hills will help to keep me in shape as well.

That was about it for the day as we tuned in the O'Reilly Factor and then the Ray's game which changed leads about every other innings and when I shut it down for the night they once again had let a lead slip away. The Lightning play tonight, Tuesday in Tampa and with a win they are in the finals for the Stanley Cup and with a loss they go back to Pittsburg for game seven, GO LIGHTNING for a win, LATER