{"id":44190,"date":"2020-03-25T13:27:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T20:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=44190"},"modified":"2020-03-26T09:21:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T16:21:44","slug":"the-rains-seems-to-have-gone-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=44190","title":{"rendered":"The Rains Seemed To Have Gone Away!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Sue, you were a special gift from the heavens. Your smile warmed my heart, and your presence<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>made me whole. I love you, today and forever!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You never liked bringing attention to yourself, but let a birthday present itself to someone else; you were Johnny on the spot to celebrate.\u00a0 Here we are celebrating Nick and Zachary&#8217;s birthday at Old Ranch with a gang of people in 2013.\u00a0 You would stand back and cheer everybody. Then you would visit everybody to ensure they were having a good time. You were selfless. Every day of y life, I was so proud to be your loving husband!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44195\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2013-09-29-bd-orcc-039.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44195\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44195\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2013-09-29-bd-orcc-039.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2013-09-29-bd-orcc-039.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2013-09-29-bd-orcc-039-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2013-09-29-bd-orcc-039-450x338.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2013-09-29-bd-orcc-039-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2013-09-29-bd-orcc-039-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We are celebrating Zachary and Nick&#8217;s birthday!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Robin, my daughter, stayed with me last night and we were both up at 6:00 AM even though she is on medical and I had nothing planned.\u00a0 Coffee first!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44200\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/robin-paul.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44200\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/robin-paul.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/robin-paul.jpg 720w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/robin-paul-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/robin-paul-422x562.jpg 422w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/robin-paul-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Talking to Colleen on the Bat Phone<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We talked for a while, called Colleen via the Bat Phone and then took a walk around the neighborhood.\u00a0 We managed about 1.7 miles in an hour so that was not too bad.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44201\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/walk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44201\" class=\" wp-image-44201\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/walk.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/walk.png 822w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/walk-189x300.png 189w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/walk-354x562.png 354w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/walk-94x150.png 94w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/walk-768x1220.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We did not want to get too far from home as the clouds were threatening.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I spotted some Floxgloves on our walk.\u00a0 <em>Digitalis<\/em>\u00a0is a drug obtained from the dried leaves of the common foxglove (<em>Digitalis<\/em>\u00a0purpurea) and used in medicine to strengthen contractions of the heart muscle.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44205\" style=\"width: 990px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/flowers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44205\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44205\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/flowers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"1307\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/flowers.jpg 980w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/flowers-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/flowers-421x562.jpg 421w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/flowers-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/flowers-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazing what nature provides us form the simplest plants.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We decided to go to the local burger joint and support them but ordering take-out. Where to eat was the questions.\u00a0 Our cleaning folks were at home and the burger join was pickup only so we headed for the park.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44202\" style=\"width: 1753px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/park.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44202\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44202\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/park.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1743\" height=\"1307\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/park.jpg 1743w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/park-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/park-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/park-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/park-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/park-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1743px) 100vw, 1743px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A wonderful place to get outside with no one around!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I ran to the bank on the way home to change some paperwork around.\u00a0 Then we headed home so we could watch some TV and I worked in the yard for an hour or so.<\/p>\n<p>Time to spread the straw Joe brought me a few weeks ago.\u00a0 This mulch will keep the weeds out and keep the soil nice and moist event during the long summer months!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44203\" style=\"width: 990px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/working.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44203\" class=\"wp-image-44203 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/working.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"1307\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/working.jpg 980w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/working-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/working-421x562.jpg 421w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/working-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/working-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I needed to spread the straw mulch in the front vegetable beds.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We took a vote and the Chicken was put off for tonight, the burgers did us in! However, on the second vote, we decided that margaritas would be an excellent substitute.\u00a0 We each had two and then off to the TV where we binged on &#8220;The Ranch&#8221; and watched a second movie.<\/p>\n<p>Then we crashed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sue, you were a special gift from the heavens. Your smile warmed my heart, and your presence made me whole. I love you, today and forever! 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