14-06-27

Cause when Grannie needs me to do something, I'm always there. I asked Tyler and Noah to do something .... I've forgotten now what .... I remember ..... to get the things out of the pool that had been left there by the last group .... some fins, etc. .... Noah started. Tyler said, "You don't have to do that right now. And then Noah said, "Cause when Grannie needs me to do something, I'm always there." 

Late summer afternoon. .. sipping root beer.... watching the boys swim. And I got through my work, and got a bottle of root beer and a magazine (Tyler: Are you drinking a beer? Noah, have you ever seen Grannie drink a beer?) and went to sit on our shaded deck and watch the boys swim. 

Papa bubbles and squeak. So then we decided to see if Noah wanted to come and spend the night, and that we would cook dinner at the house. And Barry said, "So that means I"ll be cooking for Tori, then?" And he set about getting the ingredients for meatless Bubbles and Squeak. He was so happy preparing it all, and so happy when she liked it so much. 

The boys liked their grilled cheese sandwiches. And then Tyler and Noah were hungry and I asked if they'd like Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. They were pretty impressed with the grlll pan.Wondered who was the best at making grilled cheese ... me or Noah's mom. Went on and on about how delicious their sandwiches were, and each wanted a third sandwich.

We seem to be doing more things together. Barry at the end of Saturday, after we'd worked on my writing shack, and gone to Lowes and Office Depot, and Rouses.

We put the floor in my writing shack. Yes, we did. We most certainly did. And I am writing in it now. I don't know what i'll do in the cold of winter, and I hope we aren't sending too much cold air out through the cracks. and I don't know if I'll ever be able to leave a computer in here, but today is good.

Visiting with tori and josh. Tori coming to sit beside me. Papa staying at the table and us all visiting together for about an hour.

Choosing a puppy: Tori and Josh, side by side, looking at puppies on the computer. 

Willo. Got a lot of attention yesterday. Floated in the pool with Tori. Played with me a little. 

"Again and again and again --- Willo

Noah. . Lay off on the hamburgers.

And so Annette and I made chocolate chip cookies together. She took notes. We relaxed. We visited. We had a good time. She said, "I love you." 

Josh and Ryan playing with the little kids in the pool. 

Willo: "I need you, Uncle Rodney." when she hurt her finger. 

14-06-26

Mama cat wants to be an inside cat today.

14-06-24

Tyler and Noah on the swings. --- boy noise. 

Annette wanting to learn how to make my chocolate chip cookies. She and Skyler are coming early Sunday to help me make them. (Morgan asked for cookies when she comes home.)

Went to the gym.

Was at Wonderland by 9:14. Didn't have a frustrating day. 

Ryan posted that he and Ange were going to book their wedding venue. Then they posed pictures and she sent me a text. May 2! And she said she can take me to see it. 

And Barry cooked dinner.

And Annette sent me a text when she was worried about Brittany and travel. 

14-06-23

Barry got an idea for a tutor for Shawn.

I went to the gym.

I was able to reconcile the Wonderland account.

I'm in my writing shack.

Well, I"m about to go, and it took me a while to get online, but nonetheless, I am here.

14-06-22

Writing shack. .
Murray old carpet is out.  Walls are painted.  Flooring is purchased.  It isn't ready to write in tomorrow,  but I'd I sweep, I'll mess up the paint.

Also learned to use the thing to get up the carpet strips.

Annette and I had a good time together yesterday, shopping for sun protective items. I had started to buy her a hat, and told her so, but wasn't sure I'd get her anything she liked, and wanted to take her on a little shopping trip. She said, "Thank you so much for doing this for me," and gave me a big hug. We had a visity lunch, and just some nice time together. 

14-06-17

Excited to have my new dress. (For Kelly's wedding) 

14-06-17

I was glad I went with Annette for her appointment yesterday. I like to think that my being there to keep her company made things easier while she waited for her appointment. The best news is that there was no cancer at the margin of what they took out. 

She said that Andrew had been  really cute lately, just the loving things that he had been doing, just the way she would catch him looking at her sometimes. I said, "Glad you're alive." She said, "I know that's what he's thinking." She said he thanked her the other day, for chasing him and not letting him go. That after awhile he gave her his number and said, "Call me sometime." She laughed as she told me that she followed the rule, and waited three days. 

We just had a nice girl talk. 

14/06/11

Barry and I walked to waffle house. It was his idea, so that really tickled me. 

14-06-10

Willo came over. She and Chris and Tyler came out to the office to say Hi to Barry. Willo was pretty excited when she spotted me. Grannie! When I went to the house awhile later, she wanted to go outside, so we did, for just a few minutes. When it was time for her to go home, she asked if Tyler and Shawn were coming too. Chris said that it made him feel good when he asked her if she was ready to go back, and she said she wasn't.

At one point, when Barry, Tyler and I were still sitting at the dining room table, Ginger came into the family room. "How did Ginger get out?" I asked. And then Willo's little face appeared from around the corner, and Tyler said, "How do you think?"

I got to talk to kelly. Just made me happy to hear her voice. 

Went to the gym without any real struggle. Barry is still fixing dinner, and cleaning up after. I made progress with Prophesy yesterday, but stopped just short of victory. 

14-06-09

Got a text from Angela.

Got to talk to Daddy.

Barry got me flowers.

Shoes came in and they fit.

14-06-05

June 5. Annette said that I am like a mother to her. We were talking about my coming back with to pre-op with her and Andrew. She wanted me there. "You are like a mother to me." 

The tone in Andrews voice when he paid for my lunch. It was 11 when they finally took Annette back. Andrew asked me if I wanted to go to the cafeteria. Took us a minute to find it, and it is more of a food court than anything, with three or four different stations. When I got my plate, he asked if I wanted to put it on his tray, and he  got to the cashier first, while I was getting my drink. I got my card out, but he said, "Mom, I've got this" and I could just tell from his expression that I needed to let him do it. 

14-06-04

Annette --- "I woke up at 1 or 2 a.m. thinking that we didn't have end of the year cookies."

14-06-04

Zak posting in Kennedy's birthday group.

Flowers in the garden.

Had a good time at the Bonsai club meeting.

Had a good time walking around Rouse's, looking at new things to cook.

14 05 30

Barry dressing for dinner

14-06-03

Annette had her doctor's appointment yesterday. Cancer surgeon, re: the melanoma. The day she told me about the diagnosis and appointment, I called her back, and told her I didn't want to be intrusive, but if she didn't need me for anything else that day, I'd like to go to the appointment with her and Andrew. She said, "You can come! I don't mind at all!" As it happened, Andrew had an emergency at work and had to leave after the appointment, and I stayed with her while she had her pre-op tests done. She sent me a text aftewards and said, "Thank you for coming with me today. It meant so much. Love you." And that made me happy. I'm never exactly sure when and where I am supposed to be, but it seems I made the right choice that day.

~Beverly sent me a message and said, "JA and Tori are on the phone right now, talking about how important the joy journals are."