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My cousin Claudia had her 81st birthday today. She came with us to see Dad off at the pier when he went to Hawaii on the Matson Hawaiian Pilot cargo ship!
Claudia and I are about five years old, so this is 75 years ago!
I know Mary loves me, but I heard from our next-door neighbor, Jane, this morning, something that was a little upsetting. Jane told me this story…
Mary went to the police station with Jane, our next-door neighbor, to report that I was missing. In reality, I had just gone to the market to buy Mary some pickles for the picnic the day before. The policeman asked for a description.
Mary said, “He’s 35 years old, 6 feet 4, has dark eyes, dark wavy hair, an athletic build, weighs 185 pounds, looks good in a Speedo, is soft-spoken, and is good to the dog.”
Jane protested, “Mary! Your husband, Paul, is 5 feet 4, chubby, bald, ugly, farts, has a big mouth, and is mean to your dog.”
Mary replied, “Yes, but who wants HIM back?”
I thought about it for a bit and forgave her; I promise to be nice to Scout from now on.
Irne was up and moving at 9:00 am, and we visited on the patio for a while before she left for home. She stayed with us last night instead of driving home at 11:00 pm. Robin also stayed with us, but she departed for work around 4:00 am.
We did some chores and then headed to the Elks for the weekly Girls Night Out luncheon.
The Old Men’s Club Weekly Meeting is underway!
Vicky was out and about and asked if we would be at the Elks; yes, indeed! She always adds life to the weekly meeting.
Vicky joined us today!
When Ronnie came in, Mary found a “challenge coin” in her purse and headed for a surprise attack on Ronnie.
Ronnie is about to be slapped!
Gotcha!!! Ronnie was desperately searching for a matching coin, but alas, Mary got another drink!!
Gotcha!
Bob told us that at his workplace, the Taco Bell lunch now includes beer and wine (probably to entice people to come to the office). Bob had to leave early to see if this was true.
Bob is about to head out.
For dessert, they had a large bowl of mixed nuts and seeds, and I couldn’t resist. I took two handfuls. Later on in the day, Mary fussed at me!
We departed the Elks at 1:30 pm and headed for Dr. Cobb’s office, where we spent a good hour with him. He looked at all the recent days and decided to reduce certain meds and plan for me to do another chemically induced stress test. We need to schedule an appointment, as Dr. Cobb will be present (just in case).
After the test, he will advise us on whether we should take the month-long cruise around South America and Antarctica.
Later in the afternoon, Bill Capps and Sandee came over to practice their dance for the wedding. Our “ballroom” was perfect, plus we had Alexa, who could play any song they might ever want. They selected “Beyond the Sea” by Bobby Darin
Practicing! They looked fantastic!
They practiced walking into the room hand in hand and moving about the room.
After they departed, we visited Jeff for a while, then returned home and watched a little TV. I made Mary her favorite drink, called “Glad This Week Is Over.” It is vanilla ice cream with orange-flavored vodka poured over it. We then add a bit of whipped cream and a tiny slice of orange. It looked so good that I had one also!
We crashed around 9:30 pm; we’ve had a full day!
