{"id":77278,"date":"2024-02-18T02:59:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T09:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=77278"},"modified":"2024-02-19T08:32:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T15:32:10","slug":"sunday-has-arrived-but-the-rain-has-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=77278","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Has Arrived But The Rain Has Not!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-77279\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/6e04b6cc400d9f74ff3ce43b40a07b39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/6e04b6cc400d9f74ff3ce43b40a07b39.jpg 564w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/6e04b6cc400d9f74ff3ce43b40a07b39-82x150.jpg 82w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We followed the recommendation and spent the day relaxing.\u00a0 We watched TV while having a small breakfast.\u00a0 We were expecting Robin to come over with her famous French Onion Soup.\u00a0 Along with the soup, we wanted to have Mary&#8217;s World Famous Turkey Sandwich, which required us to make a quick trip to Ralph&#8217;s Market.\u00a0 I picked up the turkey and white bread because Robin couldn&#8217;t have bread with any seeds due to her tooth condition.<\/p>\n<p>Robin came over at 1:00 pm, and we chatted for an hour while preparing lunch.<\/p>\n<p>The doorbell rang, and it was our eccentric neighbor, Mad Max, who dropped by to chat.\u00a0 After two hours of conversation, he left at 5:20 pm.<\/p>\n<p>After a few minutes, we started our around-the-block path, which is about 3\/4 of a mile.\u00a0 The path includes several hills, making it a challenging walk with several hills, making it a challenging walk.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77283\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77283\" class=\"wp-image-77283 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-001.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-001-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-001-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-001-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sun had set, and it was scary out as we heard strange noises.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We almost turned back because of the fierce, growling noises coming from down the street.\u00a0 Perhaps a lion or hippopotamess got loose from the local zoo.<\/p>\n<p>And then it appeared!\u00a0 We were terrified, but we gathered our wits and remembered what we were supposed to do.\u00a0 We stopped in our tracks, elevated ourselves to the highest possible position, and looked down as if we were submitting to this ferocious creature!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77284\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77284\" class=\"wp-image-77284 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-002.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-002-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-002-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-002-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It escaped early from its Easter holding cell!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our good fortune prevailed, and the beast hippity-hopped into the bushes without attacking us and ripping us to shreds!<\/p>\n<p>Mary captured me right after my body stopped shaking like a leaf from that beast!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77285\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77285\" class=\"wp-image-77285 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-003.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-003-650x805.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-003-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-003-768x951.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maybe the beast did not like yellow?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We continued our walk and arrived home safely at 5:45 pm.\u00a0 We locked all the doors and brought Scout inside just in case the beast came by our home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-77286\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-004.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-004.png 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-004-650x986.png 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-004-99x150.png 99w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-004-768x1165.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We attempted to call John and Sarah as today was their 7th anniversary, but they were out celebrating our in bed; they are early risers.\u00a0 It is hard to believe my grandson has been going with this lady for 16 years and married seven!\u00a0 She is a load of fun!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77287\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-005.jpg 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-005-650x657.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-005-148x150.jpg 148w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-18-005-768x777.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We watched two movies, one of which I missed as I was on the computer for a while.\u00a0 \u00a0 We crashed at 10:00 pm.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77271\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77271\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77271\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-17-005.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-17-005.png 900w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-17-005-650x654.png 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-17-005-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-17-005-768x772.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yes indeed!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Before going to bed, I was remembering this evening four years ago when the family gathered at Los Alamitos Hospital, where Sue was in the IC unit.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77288\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77288\" class=\"wp-image-77288 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2020-02-18-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2020-02-18-001.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2020-02-18-001-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2020-02-18-001-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2020-02-18-001-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Son Joe, grandson Connor, daughter Michele, daughter Robin, me, son Mitch, grandson Zack.\u00a0 Several others had been with us, including Irene and the Kuhns.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We didn&#8217;t realize that the last time they saw her was the final time, as she passed away at seven in the morning the next day.\u00a0 Every year, the pain of her loss becomes a little easier to bear, and it&#8217;s comforting to know that she is no longer in constant pain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We followed the recommendation and spent the day relaxing.\u00a0 We watched TV while having a small breakfast.\u00a0 We were expecting Robin to come over with her famous French Onion Soup.\u00a0 Along with the soup, we wanted to have Mary&#8217;s World &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=77278\">Continue reading <span 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