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No alarms were set, and when I woke up, rolled over, and peered at the wall clock, it indicated 8:30 am. Immediately panicking, I ran to the office to put on my tracksuit, thinking I was late for the workout. Then I remembered: Mary canceled today’s pain session so she could rest before our trip to Azua to see Megan compete in Gymnastics and Tumbling.
So, I replanned my day and decided to clean up my side of the office, including mopping up all the tears from writing checks to the State of California and the US Government for our 2025 taxes. Then I remember my seven rules of life.
So we stayed around the house until it was time to go to Mary’s doctor’s appointment so that she could get a reading on her knee. Even though the doctor is in Irvine, we chose a right after lunch appointment and made it there in 18-20 minutes.
The doctor’s office is quite nice, and she has many geodes throughout it. Geodes are dull, unassuming, and often lightweight rocks that hide stunning crystal interiors, formed over thousands or millions of years. Born from volcanic lava bubbles or groundwater, these “earthlike” stones can contain quartz, amethyst, or even trapped, ancient water (enhydros). They are found globally, with major deposits in the US Midwest and Brazil.
After the appointment, Mary suggested another shot of Jewish penicillin, so we headed to Benjie’s for the third time this week. I warned Mary not to order fries as they can be dangerous, but she did anyway. I told her so!!
After that bit of excitement, we went home and did some minor chores. We had to leave in just a few minutes to go to Azusa Pacific College in Azusa to see Megan do her gymnastics. Mary came out of her room, saying she was ready to leave, but I reminded her that we would be sitting on HARD bleachers.
After a quick change, we hit the road for the hour fight with traffic. We arrived just as the meet opened and got good seats three tiers up in the stands. We stay with Diane (Megan’s Mom) and Mary’s son (Geoff).
Megan was in several of the “mandatory” sets, and I finally got a good picture of number 43, or is it 34?
Upside down?
We departed right after the meeting ended, but took a quick picture of Mary, Megan, and her mother, Diane.
By the time we got home, unpacked, and crashed, it was 10:00 pm. We need to be on the road to Whittier at 7:45 am to see a doctor over on Whittier Blvd, and we know the traffic will be horrible.
NOTE: I am trying to resist the urge to stay up until midnight to call my son Joe, who turns 55 tomorrow. Oh my, how time flies!! Phooey, I sent him the following image at 12:15 am!
