Mon.-Sort of in a fog all day. Recovering from the weekend and Helen's chocolate cake and too much of it. Saw Dr. F. Did wash. Made chicken, cauliflower soup with cheddar cheese and bacon, took a walk to the river, made 6 quarts of applesauce, and I'm not sure what else. Had a nice catch up chat with Michael, then Philip. Also caught up a bit with Lindsay on fb. Oh! posted on fb my mother in law's experience. Scam artist called her pretending to be Freeman, asking for $4,000 to get him out of jail. There were seven shares and nearly 40 comments before I headed to bed. So glad this is getting out so people know about this scam. Susan went to the gym, butchered her deer, and went to basketball practice. Later, she, Phil, and I, watched a Columbo. I think it was this day that my book of photographic remembrances arrived from Naomi. I love it! I called her and we reminisced and made plans to do it again in 2016. Whoo Hoo!
Tues.-Leg day. Had Nathan while Alli got groceries. Took him for a walk down towards the river. Turned around at the second gate and soon he was asleep. The noisy first gate woke him up. Then I took him for a gator ride and he fell asleep again and woke up when we stopped. Alli stayed for lunch and we had a nice visit. Grandpa and Uncle Philip had a fun time with Nathan before they went off hunting at FF. Didn't see anything. Made 6 quarts of applesauce, mac and cheese dish for Susan's Thanksgiving request, sweet potato dish for Philip's, and two pies, one for now and one to freeze. So three things are in the freezer ready for Thanksgiving. What a carb load we're going to have. Michael wants gourmet potatoes. We'll have a big dinner at 1 and save the desserts to eat as an evening meal. Michael went to Chi Alpha after a day of flying and studying. Philip was going to go but was ready to sleep when it was time to leave. Susan went to the gym and basketball practice. We attempted a game of pick one but when I accidently dropped the dictionary on her crossword puzzle, dispersing her finely crafted words, it was just too much and we called it quits. Phil joined me later and we played two rounds. He won. DVD player won't expel my leg disc so we couldn't watch Columbo. Looks like I'll be doing leg day every day. Watch out world. Here comes my legs. (That was for you, Alethea.)
Wed.-Shopped in Richmond most of the day with Susan. TJMax, Ross, Plato's Closet, Whole Foods, and Trader Joes. Came home. Put things away. Went out to church for youth and to hear Luke preaching on Revival history. So good.
Thurs.-Took Nathan on a gator ride to get the mail. A little chilly so we bundled up and wrapped him in a blanket and he was asleep within a minute and he continued to sleep in my lap and then in Alli's and he had a great 1 1/2 hour nap. He smiled and smiled when he woke up and I think we may just have to get a nap like that more often for the dear little guy, especially when teething makes it too hard to go to sleep in a regular way. Made 7 pints of golden delicious applesauce for Nathan. Went to town to get my car. Need two new tires. Susan dropped me off on the way to basketball practice. Then I went to visit Judy and Logan fell asleep in my arms. He looks like Samuel, the little Indian boy I wanted to adopt when I was in Red Lake the year after high school. Sammy Jo gave me a blue bow and so I wore it and remembered it a few minutes before walking into Walmart. Watched a Columbo with Susan, Philip, and Phil, and went to bed in a decent hour. What a great day.
Michael fixed the DVD so I won't have to do leg day every day. (That was for you, Alethea.)
Fri.-Arm day. Made pumpkin ice cream dessert for Thanksgiving. Alli picked me up at Bailey's and took me to Judy's where Nathan and I hung out until Alli came back and then we hung out some more and saw Kenny and Tom. Logan and Nathan got a little bit acquainted. I must have taken 100 pictures! Alli took me back to Bailey's after two hours and I waited another hour but used some of that time to walk briskly in the evening light. Invigorating. Bailey's are good people and they treat me like I matter. Went to Food Lion afterwards and got a butterball turkey for 77 cents a pound because I bought $25 worth of food. Came home. Tidied up. Guys were watching a Columbo. Susan at basketball practice and then stayed for the guys game. Michael took a free IQ test. Got 136. Then I took it. Got 138. Only 2 % of population gets this high. I'm feeling pretty smart. ;) Or is it .2%. But the big deal going down today is that our friend, Kelly S., is competing in the World Food Competition in Vegas. We know she made it in the top 20 and we're waiting to see if she made it into the top 10. Hope I can sleep tonight! If she gets first prize, she wins some mega bucks! She's always a winner to me. (Made it to #13 out of many competitors from around the world!)
Sat.-Cleaned some of the house, made 12 pints of October butter, walked to the river, watched a Columbo with Phil and Michael. Philip and Susan went out to be with friends in eve. Lucy is barking too much. It's cold and she wants to be inside.
Sun.-Great service on faith. Stayed for Brunswick Stew and roller derby competition. Talked about halfway house for women who are getting out of prison with those at my lunch table. One of them wanted to teach them good nutrition. I want to teach adults how to read. A high percentage in jail are illiterate. At least those were the statistics years ago. Came home and relaxed with Columbo and later Alli, Freeman, and Nathan came over. Jordan was here as well. We played with Nathan on the big exercise ball and Michael and Phil shared a guitar and we sang some good old worship songs, much to Nathan's delight. Hitting the sack by 9.
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