{"id":96964,"date":"2026-06-09T08:04:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=96964"},"modified":"2026-06-10T07:48:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:48:52","slug":"tuesday-back-to-normal-off-to-the-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=96964","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday, Back To Normal, Off To The Doctor!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-96965\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GUEST_723ff162-d794-4b79-85dd-4c8530a3c031-650x650.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GUEST_723ff162-d794-4b79-85dd-4c8530a3c031-650x650.avif 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GUEST_723ff162-d794-4b79-85dd-4c8530a3c031-150x150.avif 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GUEST_723ff162-d794-4b79-85dd-4c8530a3c031-768x768.avif 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GUEST_723ff162-d794-4b79-85dd-4c8530a3c031-100x100.avif 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GUEST_723ff162-d794-4b79-85dd-4c8530a3c031.avif 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you may know, we plan to get a doggie after our trip to New Hampshire in September.\u00a0 We have been looking into various sources about Australian Shepherds and maybe even a Chihuahua, so they would not be lonely when we are gone.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-96964-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"1138\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20026-06-09.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20026-06-09.mp4\">http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20026-06-09.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Today, my youngest grandson turns seventeen!\u00a0 Happy birthday, Alex!!\u00a0 It&#8217;s hard to believe he will be in college very soon, then out and about, terrorizing the world!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_96973\" style=\"width: 2058px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96973\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96973\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-002.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-002-650x650.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-002-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-002-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-002-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-002-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-96973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s amazing to see them grow up!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Right after getting up and doing our coffee thing, we headed for my pulmonologist, who gave me a clean bill of health.\u00a0 We brought him a box of veggies directly from our garden.\u00a0 Mary, being a Type-A personality AND a doctor, always wants to get to an appointment on time.\u00a0 \u00a0Today, she overachieved!\u00a0 We arrived at 9:30 am for a 10:30 am appointment.\u00a0 We were happy we brought our electronic readers along.<\/p>\n<p>By the time we finished with the doctor, we did NOT have enough time to go home and then get to Mary&#8217;s watercolor class, so we did the next best thing&#8230;. We went to Benjie&#8217;s and dove into a half-sandwich and soup or salad.\u00a0 Mary chose a soup called Jewish Penicillin (chicken noodle soup), and I chose the salad.\u00a0 I finished the meal with a root beer float!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_96357\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96357\" class=\"wp-image-96357 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-04-10-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-04-10-001.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-04-10-001-650x650.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-04-10-001-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-04-10-001-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-04-10-001-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-96357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary works hard on her paintings!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I made a beeline for home, where I worked on the computer and got the paperwork ready to attack the IRS when they attacked us first.<\/p>\n<p>3:00 pm came quickly, so I was back in The Silver Fox winging my way to pick Mary up.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, we arrived back at Casa Valencia and realized we had 90 minutes to get ready for dinner and the theater.\u00a0 We had tickets to see &#8220;The Sound of Music&#8221; at the Seagerstrom. 4:45 pm and we are back in The Silver Fo,x going south to Costa Mesa for a rendezvous with Vicky and Jim at The Silver Trumpet<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_96977\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96977\" class=\"wp-image-96977 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-003.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-003.avif 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-003-650x433.avif 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-003-150x100.avif 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-003-768x512.avif 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-003-100x67.avif 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-96977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary, Vicky, Jim, and I walked from the restaurant to the theater.\u00a0 We were ready to sit for almost three hours!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We had asked Vicky and Jim to join us, making for a delightful evening of fun and sharing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_96974\" style=\"width: 1530px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96974\" class=\"wp-image-96974 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-007.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1520\" height=\"1035\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-007.png 1520w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-007-650x443.png 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-007-150x102.png 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-007-768x523.png 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-007-100x68.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-96974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As usual, we enjoyed a wonderful dinner, retold old stories, and laughed as if we had never heard them before.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The show is about to begin!!\u00a0 We have our electronic gear on. The technicians wired our headphones directly to the microphones on stage, so we hear the voices and music much more clearly than we would through the hall&#8217;s acoustics.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_96975\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96975\" class=\"wp-image-96975 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"895\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-008.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-008-650x646.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-008-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-008-768x764.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09-008-100x99.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-96975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We now get the headphones, as they significantly improve the theater experience!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For 65 years, The Sound of Music has been one of our &#8220;favorite things.&#8221; With its timeless story and irresistibly charming score, this Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein classic isn&#8217;t just meant to be enjoyed &#8211; it&#8217;s meant to be shared.\u00a0 Now, a critically acclaimed North American tour brings the cherished musical to stages across the country, teaching a new generation to sing and an older generation to hum along!<\/p>\n<p>This vibrant and romantic tale of Maria and the von Trapp family will captivate audiences with its universal themes of love, resiliency,e and the power of music.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring beloved songs like &#8220;Do-Re-Mi,&#8221; &#8220;Sixteen Going on Seventeen&#8221; and &#8220;Edelweiss,&#8221; The Sound of Music is the iconic tale of a spirited nun who chooses not to live behind The Sound of Music closed doors &#8211; and, by following her heart, learns to climb every mountain.<\/p>\n<p>At 11:00 pm, the play was over, and we headed home, but alas, upon arrival, my iPhone was missing.\u00a0 I used &#8220;FindIt,&#8221; and sure enough, it was still in our front row seats.<\/p>\n<p>We drove back to the theater, but it was locked up tighter than a drum.\u00a0 I emailed, texted, and left voice messages with the Seagerstrom front office, and I expect to drive down there again tomorrow to pick up the phone.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_96985\" style=\"width: 616px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96985\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96985\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c10c0623fcdd260234481ced98391736.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"817\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c10c0623fcdd260234481ced98391736.jpg 606w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c10c0623fcdd260234481ced98391736-111x150.jpg 111w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c10c0623fcdd260234481ced98391736-100x135.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-96985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you may know, we plan to get a doggie after our trip to New Hampshire in September.\u00a0 We have been looking into various sources about Australian Shepherds and maybe even a Chihuahua, so they would not be lonely when &hellip; 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