{"id":43837,"date":"2020-03-06T17:45:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-07T00:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=43837"},"modified":"2020-03-07T08:14:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T15:14:39","slug":"thank-goodness-for-family-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=43837","title":{"rendered":"Thank Goodness for Family &#038; Friends!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>I loved you every day. And now I will miss you every day.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gm-orange.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43840\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gm-orange.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gm-orange.jpg 427w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gm-orange-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gm-orange-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gm-orange-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">7:00 AM and I heard something in the house moving.\u00a0 Then I remembered Robin stayed overnight.\u00a0 We had coffee and talked until she departed to take care of her sister.\u00a0 \u00a0Robin and I &#8220;Bat Phoned&#8221; to Colleen for a bit just checking on arrangements and things.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Bob Z came to the house about 9:00 AM, and we went to Gourmet Pies, a terrific old fashioned coffee house.\u00a0 We chattered and talked and planned and cried for a good hour before he dropped me back home. He and Donna are good friends.\u00a0 Bob selected\u00a0Machaca &amp; Eggs, which I have never tried.\u00a0 It was house-made, seasoned shredded beef with tomatoes, onions, and cilantro scrambled with eggs, served with beans, rice, and tortillas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43847\" style=\"width: 1012px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pix-3894.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43847\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43847\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pix-3894.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1002\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pix-3894.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pix-3894-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pix-3894-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pix-3894-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pix-3894-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1002px) 100vw, 1002px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Simply excellent food and fantastic service!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This week was amazing.\u00a0 Twice I rode in a car with someone else driving.\u00a0 I cannot remember ever being a passenger in a car, ever!\u00a0 I will admit the first ride was like being at Star Wars in Disneyland, but Vicky did land the vehicle safely!<\/p>\n<p>Returning home after breakfast, I hit the yard and filled up four more 100-gallon trash cans with clippings from the trees in the front yard.\u00a0 My trashcans were already filled, so I had to &#8220;borrow&#8221; one from Vicky, Donnie, the Tans, and the Smith&#8217;s.\u00a0 \u00a0The yard is &#8220;clean.&#8221;\u00a0 Only some minor trimming to do tomorrow.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43842\" style=\"width: 1882px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/orange-tree.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43842\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43842\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/orange-tree.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1872\" height=\"1404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/orange-tree.jpg 1872w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/orange-tree-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/orange-tree-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/orange-tree-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/orange-tree-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/orange-tree-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1872px) 100vw, 1872px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">He got a hell of a haircut today. I picked about 100 oranges off the tree and gave them to the neighbors.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Off to the H&amp;H Nursery to get some supplies and goodies to plant.\u00a0 Four tomatoes, squash, rainbow Swiss chard, potatoes, and string beans topped the list.\u00a0 Tomorrow I will go planting and spreading the straw Joe brought me.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43848\" style=\"width: 999px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pix-3895.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43848\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43848\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pix-3895.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"989\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pix-3895.jpg 989w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pix-3895-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pix-3895-450x181.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pix-3895-150x60.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pix-3895-768x309.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Almost right down the street!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I needed to rest, so I stopped working at 4:00 PM because I planned to go to the GG Elks this evening.\u00a0 At 7:00 PM, I arrived, and the gang was there.\u00a0 We enjoyed a lovely evening, and I headed home at 9:00 PM, arriving at 9:20 PM.\u00a0 I did not eat as I was not hungry, but I did have a G&amp;T to settle down.<\/p>\n<p>I miss my bride in the evening, as that was our &#8220;our time.&#8221; The chores of the day melted away, and the hours of sharing began in earnest. I have decided that the babies are going to be buried with Sue to make sure we all stay together eventually,<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43849\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/collage-babies-900px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43849\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43849\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/collage-babies-900px.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/collage-babies-900px.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/collage-babies-900px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/collage-babies-900px-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/collage-babies-900px-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/03\/collage-babies-900px-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our little family will join Sue<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Good night all. Special thanks to Robin, Colleen, and Bob for making the day a little more bearable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I loved you every day. 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