{"id":68421,"date":"2023-04-05T00:03:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T07:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=68421"},"modified":"2023-04-06T07:34:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T14:34:38","slug":"another-busy-day-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=68421","title":{"rendered":"Another Busy Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_68427\" style=\"width: 526px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68427\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image015vv.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"516\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image015vv.jpg 516w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image015vv-108x150.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Right on!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The day got started with us heading to PT; Mary&#8217;s arm is recovering nicely.\u00a0 No longer can I hurl and insult and feel safe as the left arm can strike out at a moment&#8217;s notice. Splat!\u00a0 For the last three months, I felt like a snowflake because I had a &#8220;safe space&#8221;; no more!<\/p>\n<p>We walked the garden and ensured everything was OK for this evening&#8217;s visit bu the Starlighter&#8217;s Board.\u00a0 Domi was here with her son again, and I took him to the south forty for a quick tour of the garden; I think he was amazed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68422\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68422\" class=\"wp-image-68422 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-001-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-001-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-001-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-001-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-001.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This swing is about twenty years old now; we keep it covered, and the canvas is almost like new!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It is Wednesday, so we popped down to the Elks for lunch with Bob and Bill; together, we solved the problems of the world.\u00a0 Mary has a T-bone steak, and I did the <em>\u00a0<strong>Frutti di Mare (seafood pasta or fruit of the sea) ,<\/strong><\/em> or as Mary says, &#8220;You have pasta with creepy-crawlies in it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Our waiter dropped the plate of Alphabet Spaghetti. That could have spelled disaster.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68428\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68428\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-68428\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-000-650x871.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-000-650x871.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-000-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-000.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Elks do it right!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The steak did a little magic act; it disappeared.\u00a0 The first steak was served as well done, so we sent it back; the second was perfect, and some if it will appear in a salad at home in the next couple of days<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68423\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68423\" class=\"wp-image-68423 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-002-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"Yummy\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-002-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-002-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-002-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-002.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yummy<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Lodge was decorated for Easter, and we plan to be there with bells on Sunday; eleven of us!\u00a0\u00a0What do you call a rabbit with fleas? Bugs Bunny!<\/p>\n<p>The menu at the Elks looks amazing!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68424\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68424\" class=\"wp-image-68424 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-003-650x583.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-003-650x583.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-003-150x135.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-003-768x689.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-003.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The decorations are quite nice!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After lunch, we went to the cardiologist and got there almost an hour early.\u00a0 I said. &#8221; There might be a cancellation,&#8221; and sure enough, we walked right in!\u00a0 \u00a0The results were amazing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The one week heart monitor revealed nothing abnormal, no more so that someone with a healthy heart! Yeah!<\/li>\n<li>The carotid artery scan revealed that there is some carotid artery stenosis.\u00a0 The narrowing is caused by atherosclerosis. This is the buildup of fatty substances, calcium, and other waste products inside the artery lining.\u00a0 He plans to recheck it every six months and perhaps in the future place a stint in the artery in the future.<\/li>\n<li>My recorded blood pressure looked OK to him, and he suggested I tale half-amlodipine every morning and check my blood pressure twice a day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All in all, it was positive news, and now I can fulfill the remaining eighteen-year contract with Dr. Mary!<\/p>\n<p>We put The Silver Fox on automatic and headed home to get ready for our visitors.\u00a0 We stopped at the market for last minute for easter Egg coloring supplies.\u00a0 We are having twenty folks over on Saturday, which means a load of eggs!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Irene<\/li>\n<li>Lisa &amp; Pete and the vsarmit<\/li>\n<li>Amy, Joe, and the varmints<\/li>\n<li>Becka, Zachary, and the varmints<\/li>\n<li>Beck and<\/li>\n<li>Robin, Bob, and Nick<\/li>\n<li>Michele, Franklyn, and Theo<\/li>\n<li>Connor and his lady!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It going to be a full house.<\/p>\n<p>The Starlighters were right on time, and Bob conducted with meeting with his normal aplomb; we were done in less than ninety minutes!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68425\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68425\" class=\"wp-image-68425 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-004-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-004-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-004-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-004-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-004.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We visited with Jim and Vicky after the meeting.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We have wonderful friends who we adore!\u00a0 I cannot even imagine where we would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given us a heart full of joy and shared our happiness. Let&#8217;s face it; friends make life a lot more fun.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68426\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68426\" class=\"wp-image-68426 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-005-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-005-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-005-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-005-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-04-05-005.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stories are told!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mary decided to make deviled eggs as Charlie and Alex seemed to love them, so we chopped, sliced, and diced for another hour as we watched a James Bond movie.<\/p>\n<p>Then we finished off the potato salad. Mary&#8217;s recipe is two parts!\u00a0 First, but a good-tasting potato salad from the market.\u00a0 Second, take it home and fix it with pickles, olives, celery, and magical spices (yes, including bat wings)!<\/p>\n<p>We stayed up until past midnight for the first time in a while!\u00a0 We crashed about 12:40 pm and went right to sleep!\u00a0 Poor Scout, he had to go outside at midnight and I had to hold the flashlight; we was afraid of the dark!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The day got started with us heading to PT; Mary&#8217;s arm is recovering nicely.\u00a0 No longer can I hurl and insult and feel safe as the left arm can strike out at a moment&#8217;s notice. 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