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Mary’s new memory test!
About this sign… when Mary is on the phone and ATTEMPTS to phonetically spell her last name, I almost lose control of the car when she says something like, “My last name is Côté, Caterpillar Octopus Tarantula Enuresis*.”
*A post word for bed-wetting!
I aim to have Mary remember the military phonetic system OR get a recorder to capture her attempted phonetic expressions for posterity and future embarrassment at social gatherings!
We walked into the garden this morning, and I heard a strange sound. I carefully stooped down to avoid being seen, and sure enough, there was one of those rascally wabbits in our garden. It was a girl wabbit, and it was studying the plants, and I am sure it was about to go after one of our new delicious baby plants. I was worried about others getting scared by this creature, so I plan to put up a sign tomorrow warning family and guests about this sighting.
Its nose twitched, and its eyes twinkled. It was getting ready to attack the lettuce. Since I had my camera (instead of my BB gun), I decided to capture the varmint on film and post it at the local Post Office, complete with a reward.
Beware, it could frighten small children and pets!
Being a clever man, I offered the wabbit a warm cup of coffee, and it settled down and followed me into the house! I plan to keep it as a pet and hope it does not bite!
Note to self: She needs a black one-piece Hugh Hefner’s Playboy bunny outfit with a little white tail.
Now we got down to business and got ready for the dentist. I got my new implants courtesy of Dr. Anne Nagel (a totally painless and absolutely terrific dentist! She served three martinis before we began the procedure!).
She always appreciates my big mouth!!
Halfway through the procedure, my big toe began to itch, and I tried to make it happy by kicking off my shoe and using the other foot to scratch it. Alas, this plan did not work, and I was saved from further embarrassment by my trusty sidekick, who scratched my toe until it stopped itching, a process that took about fifteen minutes. Sidekicks are great to have around!
Yes, she is!!
From the dentist, we decided to go home as we were on a tirade to empty the freezers of all foodstuffs so we could begin to cook again! Mary made a terrific lunch using only TV dinners courtesy of Trader Joe’s and a microwave! This was my second day of dining on frozen Indian food, and I am beginning to talk with an Indian accent and have set up a tee-pee in the backyard.
The next stop is the heart doctor over at UCI! My blood [pressure has been acting up, but since I changed my dosage four days ago, it’s back to the regular 130/80. He said I was doing OK but wanted some blood work (I thought he wanted me to go back to gardening, but he meant getting a blood test) and wanted an X-ray to see if I still had a heart. We got the X-ray on the way out of the building, and in fact, by the time we got home, the results were in my email saying I was “unremarkable.” It was definitely an insult, I thought! Then Dr. Mary read the results and agreed with him!
Arriving back home, I got a text from Vicky, and she said, “Today is the fourth anniversary of Del‘s passing, but I will not celebrate this day with sadness. I am glad and grateful that I was gifted 50 years of loving him. I will celebrate his life, not his passing.”
He was my neighbor for thirty years and Vicky’s partner for forty!
It would have been Sue and my 37th anniversary today.
We had another super meal right out of the freezer, and the freezers are beginning to show signs of being empty. By the way, my Indian accent is improving!
Before bed, I finished the Starlighter’s Website for St. Patrick’s Day! I have been doing our dances since 2007 and have only missed a few over all those years!
We went to the TV room and watched three more episodes of “Evergreen” before retiring.
Tomorrow, we talk to our travel agent and make the reservations for South America and Antarctica later this year!
Good night, all!
