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We had to get ready for an appointment with the dermatologist at 9:00 am in Los Alamitos. When I arrived at the waiting room, I saw a large number of people, so I asked, “How many people have never raised their hand before?” Mary made me sit down and behave, an ominous task!
Dr. Newman is in his 80s but is sharper than a tack and enjoys his work. We have become good friends over the past quarter century, even though he sticks pins in me, digs small holes in my skin, and refuses to put SpongeBob SquarePants bandages on his work.
We wanted to have breakfast with Vicky, but she was already out and about, so we went to Old Ranch and “dined” at the snack shack because I told Mary their food was legendary. The Shack lived up to its reported legend. Mary had the breakfast burrito, and I had the cheeseburger. Both were outstanding. We dined outside and watched the golfers begin their rounds.
He was right on target!!
From Old Ranch, we went to H&H Nursery in Lakewood and bought out the entire stock! Well, perhaps that is a slight exaggeration. We did fill up the car with new veggies and another round of corn!
These babies went to the backyard to acclimate in their new Orange environment.
It got quite warm today. We tried to put up the new July 4th Banner and flag, but decided to wait until 7:00 pm when the temperature drops.
Mary decorated the house, and I assumed a horizontal position on the bed to keep it from blowing away when the air conditioning fan came on. Mary knew I would be hungry, so she baked me some cookies for when I got up!
When I woke up, I knew I had reached middle age because my weightlifting consists merely of getting out of bed and standing up. You know you’re getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.
While I napped, Mary made me some healthy cookies!
As I roamed around the house, I saw how it changed from Father’s Day to Independence Day in the matter of an hour. Mary has it down to a science. I swear she had a magic wand and ran around singing “Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo”. Father’s Day disappeared, and in its place was Independence Day!
“Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo” brings to life the enchanting moment when Mary transforms her dreams into reality. Decorations everywhere!!
Everything looked so pretty!
The fireplace gets special treatment!
Red, white, and blue everywhere.
The ever-popular 18″ by 18″ pillows are changed from Father’s Day to Independence Day. We have eight of them and have sent the pillows to Colleen and Vicky.
I assisted Mary in changing the throw pillows.
Our plants are also patriotic and demand to be decorated. We followed their instructions.
The green plants wanted to be patriotic.
The TV/Living Room is decorated and ready for some Independence Day movies, including Independence Day!
The TV/living room is decorated.
All flowers have morphed into red, white, and blue.
Dining will be colorful!
We finally went outside around 7:00 pm and put up the banner and flag. At 7:00 pm, the temperature had dropped into the high 60s, and it was easier to work.
We are ready for the holiday!
At 8:30 pm, during a TV break, I adjusted the house lighting to be red, white, and blue. Now, the entire place is filled with patriotism!
We watched The Accountant 2 and went to bed around 9:00 pm. We were pooped out. We got a text from Joe. He and our two grandsons were on the East Coast this week, and today they were in New York City.
We tried to watch the movie, ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’, but finally turned it off. We were surprised because we didn’t see any tigers or dragons. And then we realizeded why: they’re crouching and hidden.
We got a text from Joe and the boys! They were in Times Square this evening.
Communication has changed so rapidly in the last 30 years that it’s almost impossible to predict what might occur even in the next decade. E-mail, which now sends data hurtling across vast distances at the speed of light, has replaced primitive forms of communication such as smoke signals, which sent data hurtling across vast distances at the speed of light.
Beware, Times Square!! The Liles’ are loose!
I checked the internet before going lights out to see if we had flattened Iran’s facilities yet. I ran across a message that is so true!
Night, night, lights going out. Tomorrow is another busy day!!
