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Oh no! It’s that time again when I must put on my suit of armor and wander forth into the jaws of my personal trainer, Nurse Ratchet! Today I had to tell her my lower back was giving me fits, and she immediately threw me down on the floor (which by the way is hard on the armor plating) and began a tribal ritual which she learned while traveling up the far reaches of the Amazon. Fortunately for me, this time it did NOT involve poison darts or pygmy alligators or piranhas!
After an hour of hearing snap, crackle, and pop sounds, my back was pain-free; however, the rest of my body was in severe anguish. I was told, “This too shall pass!” I am still waiting.
Selecting our next meal!!
As we passed the frozen dessert section, Mary said she heard a voice from the freezer. I thought she may have hit her head at the gym, but I also listened to the sound. It sounded like Dolly Parton singing! I turned up the hearing aid and sure enough, it was Dolly and she said, “Take me to Jeff’s house!!) Then it hit us. We were asked to get a peach cobbler for Jeff, his favorite!
Guess where this is going?
I was warned not to take pictures since she was makeup-free, but who needs makeup when you are this pretty?
The evil eye is watching my every move, but why???
Why is she smiling??
The evil eye watched the margaritas, ensuring the 36″ long straw I usually carry with me did not make it into her glass when she was not looking. Who, me?
NOW, we know why!!!
The chili verde burrito drove in by itself and parked in front of me! It was quiet, perhaps battery-powered. It was huge and spoke to me (in Spanish), “Betcha you can’t eat the whole thing!” I oiled up my jaws with a big swallow of the margarita, and the entire burrito disappeared in minutes.
This burrito was HUGE!
Mary fixed up two beautiful artichokes for dinner, as I was still full from the burrito; it had the last laugh!!
We went over to Jeff’s and visited. We brought him his cobbler. We kept half of it since it was family-size!
Several hours later, she is still smiling!!
We then focused on the hot tub since it was a gym day. We soaked for about an hour. I used the jets directly on my lower back, which made it feel even better!
We then turned on the TV and continued watching The Blacklist. This time, we kept busy as we polished a beautiful tea set that Irene had given us (her new place was too small). We wanted to put it out in the formal dining room and show it off; it was beautiful!!! I worked until 10:00 p.m., at which time I crashed. Mary kept working.
Thank you, Irene, we will keep this beautiful set on display and use it often!!!
I should note, the platter is a work in progress. It required some additional TLC.
The Sandman came soon and I was off in dreamland!
