Monday May 15th - 21st

Monday: AA's Sophomore Awards Ceremony. Separate post.
PT at 2:30, then doctor's appointment after with Dr. Sacksteder. Her wound is healing except one spot that has pulled apart slightly - new steri-strips added, back to the doctor in two weeks (also small bumps on her skin to watch). 

AA had a tutoring session with Ms. Laurie, ready for a pre-calculus test tomorrow (she scored average - ended with an 89 for the year). Bruschetta for dinner, then the semi-finals of the Voice.

Tuesday: Visited with Larry Bradley. Made homemade sloppy joe with home grown peppers.

RH Happy Hour with Erin, didn't bring snacks as they were going to dinner at the Club. Hugh gave me a basil plant and I gave him a mint plant - plant swap! Warm but still beautiful weather on the deck!

Basil plant repotted:

Wednesday: I didn't sleep well, so found a new TV Netflix show - Transatlantic, pretty good.

Worked in morning, then bought pots for new pepper plants and basil plant given to me by Hugh/Maureen. I cooked a pork roast for tacos - will last for about 8 meals!

Thursday: I worked until 10:45 a.m. while Ford went to his exercises. We ate a light/leftover lunch. AA had PT at 2:30 p.m. and we were concerned with her skin that is not healing, so Lisa called the Doctor/Assistant Nicole Stephens and an antibiotic prescription and lots of probiotics were bought! Hope her infection is managed in a few days (redness below the steri-strips).

Probiotic children chews plus lots of yogurt!

Watched Transatlantic with FM and AA - the first two episodes.

Friday: Ford did the grocery shopping, ingredients needed to make meatballs (for next weekend). I worked, then we went to Lola's Burrito and Burger (King Street) for lunch - I had the shrimp burrito w/o the tortilla; Ford tried the Big Piggy Burger (brought half home). May not go back, loved Yucca fries (half order), food average but service was excellent - $50 a bit high for lunch (no alcoholic drinks).

Justin was able to get a tow-truck, the Ford-150 is now at Suburban for diagnosing. Jesse played at St. Augustine's downtown Oaks Park, we decided not to go, would be hard for AA on crutches. Ford and I made the meatballs - over 70 of them! Dinner was pizza and salad! We watched some of the FIHS graduation on YouTube.

Saturday: I went shopping with Carolyn at BJ's, stocked up on dish washing Dawn, laundry detergent, toothpaste, sugar, grapes, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, etc. and dumplings/potstickers (two bags for Leaa/Liv). Home for leftovers at lunchtime. 

AA took a shower (a production getting her ready and in). After Happy Hour at CC (hot, noisy and no red ale!!), home for sloppy joe dinner.

Sunday: We attended the FIUMC Church service, good to see several families from our almost 20 years there (then going to the OPUMC). We just heard that the GCSUMC and OPUMC voted to disaffiliate from the "United" Methodist organization. 

We sent photos of AA's knee to Dr. Sacksteder, he called back and said it looked better, will watch for a few more days while she is on antibiotics.

Ford smoked ribs on the grill, with a salad for dinner. A very heavy thunderstorm blew through for a couple of hours, so dragged our plants up against the house for protection. We watched the final two episodes of Transatlantic, good Netflix TV series. My first blueberry this year!

More peppers from the small plant I put (with flowers) out front, added to our dinner salad.