{"id":79188,"date":"2024-04-30T07:32:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T14:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=79188"},"modified":"2024-05-02T09:40:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T16:40:43","slug":"we-are-beginning-to-recover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=79188","title":{"rendered":"We Are Beginning To Recover!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_79189\" style=\"width: 363px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79189\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79189\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5ec0a04e84214fcf39795b245afb8afc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5ec0a04e84214fcf39795b245afb8afc.jpg 353w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5ec0a04e84214fcf39795b245afb8afc-106x150.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-79189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">That&#8217;s My Girl!!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We popped out of bed and headed to my tooth doctor, who needed to check on how the implants were going.\u00a0 We made it with one minute to spare.\u00a0 \u00a0On the way there, Mary suggested we call Miss Vicky and have lunch with her.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_79218\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79218\" class=\"wp-image-79218 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-103-e1714668012655-650x949.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"949\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-103-e1714668012655-650x949.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-103-e1714668012655-103x150.jpg 103w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-103-e1714668012655-768x1121.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-103-e1714668012655.jpg 961w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-79218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All is looking good!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Vicky and Jim had just sat down to breakfast, but they wanted to see us, so we decided to meet at Old Ranch around 11:30 am.\u00a0 They would watch us chow down and enjoy a beverage of their choice.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_79182\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79182\" class=\"wp-image-79182 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-005-650x866.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-005-650x866.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-005-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-005-768x1023.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-005.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-79182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It felt like being home!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Vicky and Jim described their vacation in Europe.\u00a0 We shared our vacation highlights with them.\u00a0 We all laughed and giggled for an hour and a half.\u00a0 It was beautiful to have outstanding friends, almost family!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_79181\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79181\" class=\"wp-image-79181 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-004-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-004-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-004-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-004-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-004.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-79181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We thought Vicky was Jewish; now we know she talks with her hands!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We get a kick out of Jim&#8217;s expressions.\u00a0 Vicky was my neighbor for thirty-plus years, and if we don&#8217;t see her every few days, we get &#8220;Vicky Withdrawal Symptoms,&#8221; sometimes referred to as &#8220;VWS.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_79180\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79180\" class=\"wp-image-79180 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-003-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-003-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-003-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-003-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-003.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-79180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicky describes the first-class airline flight to Europe.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After lunch, we went to El Monte to get Mary some new dance shoes.\u00a0 This place has been in business for years, and all our folks go there to get their dance shoes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_79179\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79179\" class=\"wp-image-79179 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-002-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-002-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-002-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-002-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-002.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-79179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We walked in and found millions of selections.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The camera would not take pictures of the ladies&#8217; shoes, as they were so flashy that they blinded the lens. On the other hand, the little selection of men&#8217;s dance shoes was pretty good. I wanted to buy the five-inch heels, but Mary feared I would fall off.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_79178\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79178\" class=\"wp-image-79178 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-001-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-001-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-001-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-001-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-04-29-001.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-79178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ah, many selections are available.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>From the shoe store, we high-tailed it back to UCI in Orange as I had a 4:00 pm appointment with the cardiologist.\u00a0 I was given an &#8220;A&#8221; on all the tests.\u00a0 He does not want to see me for another six months!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_79203\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79203\" class=\"wp-image-79203 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-100-650x866.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-100-650x866.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-100-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-100-768x1023.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-100-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-100.jpg 1353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-79203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We were happy with the news!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I am still working on the vacation website!\u00a0 We took over 1000 pictures and they have to be gone through, cropped, edited, and set to 900 px wide.<\/p>\n<p>We stopped at Renada&#8217;s Italian Restaurant for dinner.\u00a0 We were too tired to go home and cook, so we took it home to relax.\u00a0 We ordered lasagne for our dear neighbor Jeff.\u00a0 He was delighted, and that made us happy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_79204\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79204\" class=\"wp-image-79204 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-101-650x866.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-101-650x866.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-101-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-101-768x1023.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-101-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-101.jpg 1353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-79204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It is not quite like Lady and the Tramp, but it is close enough.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I understand he was requesting additional pasta since I speak fluent Australian Shephard.\u00a0 He was smiling.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-79205\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-102-650x866.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-102-650x866.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-102-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-102-768x1023.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-102-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-04-30-102.jpg 1353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We dined outside and discovered that Scout was Italian.\u00a0 When I opened my spaghetti and meatballs, he went wild!<\/p>\n<p>We crashed around 9:00 pm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-79209\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GN-001.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GN-001.webp 500w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GN-001-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We popped out of bed and headed to my tooth doctor, who needed to check on how the implants were going.\u00a0 We made it with one minute to spare.\u00a0 \u00a0On the way there, Mary suggested we call Miss Vicky and &hellip; 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