Here is a Big Happy Birthday to my grandson Gabriel or better known as Gabe who is 11 today.
Well Friday started out much the usual with a before 6 roll out to my usual morning routines that start with the cup of green tea while I post this ramble and then some quiet time with my Creator and Lord giving thanks and lifting several up by name for comfort and healing. All seem as well as can be expected as I've heard nothing to the contrary. I soon headed out afterwards for my solo morning hike to the top of the mountain in a heavy fog for a change. It looked like it might rain for most of the day but by early afternoon the fog lifted and the blue skies and bright sunshine was evident once again. The fog and dew had the grasses wet until the sun broke through and then I decided to give the yards a mowing after lunch.
We had gone off to town after breakfast to pick up Nancy's scripts at Walgreens and some analgesic rub for her neck and shoulders as well as some heat wraps. Seems she is having some severe issues with her neck locking up and pain in her shoulder. She slipped and fell a couple days ago but didn't think she had really hurt herself but the achy muscles in those areas has her concerned. We also made a library run for several new books and I've found a new author who writes historical novels and I picked up a couple Jack Reacher books. We got back to the house before lunch but neither of us was really hungry as we had blueberry pancakes, egg and sausage for breakfast so we just had a snack of some salsa and chips around 1'ish.
I had a honey do job of cleaning out the hair in the shower drain before heading out to fire up the riding lawn mower for the next couple of hours. Wow, does the yards ever look so nice after a mowing. I had been letting the back woods yard go an extra turn from mowing and it has really filled in nicely especially since I've added so much fill dirt to the ruts and holes. I did move up 18 lettuce seedlings into pots before adding them to the garden proper. We love our salads and leafy greens we add to the bowl along with fresh cucumbers which are just about gone for this season and of course our tomato's which are delicious. What a banner year for them.
Well I piddled around outside while we waited on Steve to arrive for a supper of Zuppa soup, fresh salad and garlic bread. Wow what a feast and then afterwards we played two games of cards; 5 Crowns and Oh -ell. I was the big weiner(play on words) in both games for a change and Nancy and Steve were crying, oh well. Such fun we have together. Steve doesn't like the dark and wants to be home before its too late and we kid him unmerciful about critters and things in the dark.
After he left we finished up the dishes then I settled into the Ray's game and they were losing through the game until the bottom of the 9th inning when they came from a 4-1 behind. A walk off 3 run homer in the 10th after tying the game by a local fellow from our home town of Seminole, wow what a 7-4 win. Bobby is taking Gabe and a couple of his baseball friends to the game this evening at the Trop for a birthday present as he turns 11 today, hopefully we will see them in the left field stands catch a Ray's home run ball. Well, that was about if for the day, LATER
