Dad 567: Bikes and Kisses

(Dad writes today. Enjoy! ~ Tracy)

 

Derf Here! Another fairly good day today. Next two days are supposed to be warm (above normal) and dry. Hope to get our lawn mowed.

 

Had a very busy day today. Getting ready for our Memorial Day weekend yard sale. Lew put our bicycle sales on the computer yesterday. It is so quick that we sold all the bikes that we wanted to sell in one day. We only have the few left that will sell for higher prices. We will not have to sell them in a yard sale. We were planning on setting the bikes up down in the back yard, but all taken care of. Thanks, Lew!

 

Deb and I just got back from an inside visit with Mary Lou. She lasts about 45 - 50 minutes until she asks to go back to her room as she is very tired. Next visit inside will be Saturday at 1 PM. Tracy and I will visit with her.

 

Actually kissed my bride of 60 years lip-to-lip at our visit today. Then we pulled our masks back up. Even though we all have been vaccinated, we still have to wear masks. Why get the vaccine if you still must use a mask?

 

Until next time!

 

Toodle Pip!

 

Derf!

Strawberry Jello Cup

I was able to have an inside visit with Mom tonight after work. Still can't visit her in her room, but they brought her out to the lounge so we could have some time together.

When I scheduled the appointment, they told me I could bring her a snack. I brought her a choice of two jello cups: strawberry or mandarin orange. Guess which one she chose? (If you can't guess, then you didn't read the title of this post.  😁)

We had a nice visit, sometimes chatting and sometimes just sitting. It was nice to be together.

I'm hoping I can schedule another after-work visit with Mom soon!

Celebrating Mother's Day

Dad and I had an inside visit with Mom today, so we brought her Mother's Day cards and gifts to her.  She loved everything!

Kim and her family gave her a sweet flower arrangement.  Debbie and her family gave her a great hat that says ME Maine on it.  A photo of her displaying those gifts:

Dad and I brought her a couple boxes of candy from Len Libby's.  If I'm being honest, Dad bought the candy and I just took some of the credit for it.  But I did make a card for her, inside of which I included one of her favorite photos of her firstborn.... Me!

Happy Mother's Day, Mom!  We love you!

Road Trip to Memory Lane

Dad, Lew, and I went to Sanford/Springvale this afternoon for cousin Carol's graveside memorial service. It was a beautiful service, and we were able to speak with Carol's husband, Lester, a couple times.

We also stopped to pick up a whole bunch of super beef sandwiches. As Dad indicated in his post on Wednesday, there is no better sandwich in the world. So yummy!

We had some time before the sandwiches were ready, so we drove around a bit. Dad pointed out houses where he and other family members used to live. We even went by the house that we lived in when I was in kindergarten.

One house on our route had a cute little shed-like structure in the yard. He said it was his cousin Betty's dollhouse. Very whimsical looking. I'm glad the current homeowners left it standing.

We had a lovely afternoon.

Cousin Betty's Dollhouse

Dad 566: Hellos and a Goodbye

(Dad writes today! ~ Tracy)

 

Derf Here! Celebrating another cool, wet day this spring. When will we get a string of summer-like days? Soon, I hope!

 

Writing this late in the day as we (Zack, Deb, and I) had an inside visit with Mary Lou today from 4 to 5 o'clock. Grandma was glad to see her big grandson after having not seen him in a while. She saw his brother, Josh, last week at a visit. The visit went well and hopefully we are getting closer to having in-room visits. Soon, I hope!

 

Will get a chance to visit her again tomorrow at 3:00 PM. Looking forward to that.

 

Friday, if all works out well, Lew, Tracy, and I will be in the Sanford area for a graveside burial ceremony. My cousin Carol passed on about a couple months ago. Hopefully the weather cooperates.

 

Then we will visit Foto's pizza house for some long-awaited super beef sandwiches. There is no better sandwich on this earth. We will buy our large order and eat them over the weekend! Looking forward to them.

 

Until next time!

 

Toodle Pip!

 

Derf!

A Scheduling Task

I was talking with some colleagues at work today about how I haven't had a vacation for a while. I did have three days off when I had the concussion, but that doesn't really count.

The problem with taking a whole week of vacation is that I have to return to work afterward.  And all the work that didn't get done while I was out will be sitting there waiting for me when I get back — not to mention all the new work that will continue to come in....

And that is when I remind myself, "Job security, Tracy, job security!"

I need to schedule my vacation.  😎

May Day

 So, this was today....

Dad and I went to visit with Mom this afternoon.  I asked her if she remembered what she was doing 58 years ago today.  She had a baby.... I was her little May Basket.

One of my co-workers is starting a new job this coming Wednesday, so yesterday was her last day with us. She gave me a birthday gift.... She nailed it!

Brittany's gift. 💗

I also received a cat-themed birthday gift from Debbie, Glen, Josh, and Zack. Everyone knows I love kitties!