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After yesterday’s procedure, I was very happy to wake up and return to my regularly scheduled programming: one normal cup of coffee and pretending I’m a fully functioning adult.<\/p>\n
Robin, meanwhile, was already wide awake in the kitchen, operating at full travel-agent mode and planning our trip to New Hampshire this fall.\u00a0 This will be our third trip, so at this point, we’re basically seasonal residents with commitment issues.<\/p>\n
And this time, Robin is coming with us because she wants to visit Colleen and see all the kids and grandkids.\u00a0 In other words, she heard there would be family, foliage, and possibly snacks, and immediately signed up.<\/p>\n
After being in the OR, I thought a lot about being young again!\u00a0 I can remember being lost in the woods in Culver City on the backlots of MGM Studios!<\/p>\n
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Mid-morning, we set out on what began as a simple mission: alterations, lunch, dry cleaning, and home.\u00a0 Naturally, this turned into a full-scale suburban expedition.
\nFirst, we got some clothes altered because apparently, fabric has opinions.<\/p>\n
Then we stopped at Benjie’s for a quick lunch, which is what adults call “fueling up for more errands.” After that, we dropped clothes at the cleaners, where they will hopefully return looking more responsible than when we left them.<\/p>\n
Eventually, we escaped back home and spent the afternoon on the patio, admiring the flowers and garden like two people pretending they weren’t exhausted from accomplishing six small tasks.<\/p>\n
At 6:30 pm, we headed to the Tustin Seniors Center to see Mary’s artwork, which the art contest sponsors had posted on the wall.<\/p>\n
After returning home for the last time today, we finished off “Little Women” and watched part of another movie while finishing off Benjie’s leftovers.<\/p>\n
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After yesterday’s procedure, I was very happy to wake up and return to my regularly scheduled programming: one normal cup of coffee and pretending I’m a fully functioning adult. Robin, meanwhile, was already wide awake in the kitchen, operating at … Continue reading