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It rained all night and it's still raining here. We won't go to Yarnell today because we were planning to pick blueberries and water everything. Andrew was watering the yard when I talked to him Thursday, so everything should be good over there.
There is a good picture of Teddy on his blog. He can block a doorway when he stretches out.
I read Scott's version of his biopsy...I said "Oh ,Ohh "when I read it. I'm glad it's over. I think it's raining in Nashville today...That won't help the moving in party, but I'm sure they will get it
done.
I went out to lunch with Betty and Glenda yesterday...so much fun...We ate a tiny salad at the Chinzy Rose..It cost $8.00..I was still hungry after I ate so we toured the art gallery which is at the old library building and then we went to the creamery for ice cream. It was good but not as good as the new marble slab at our new shopping center.
We have another new shopping center going up where the old water company building used to be. That's where gpa worked for years. There is a contest to name the new center and we have entered numerous names...
Our friend Bernice,who lives on Curtis went out yesterday morning to walk her two dogs and she was attacked by two boxers. She barely made it home and Tim took her to the emergency room. She has wounds all over with some muscle gone in her arm. She has to have rabies shots and tetanus shots and they have to change the dressing real often to check for infection.
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Saturday, July 22, 2006
I miss my wild Irish Rose..
She is far away in Limerick ..I hope she is getting a rest in that hotel with the pool and the workout room and all . Paul will be off this Sunday, and I'm sure they will go sightseeing. Paul emailed today that Rose was on a tour with some other folks. There are cliffs and ruins and things to see around there.
They are planning to move to another hotel with internet connections so that she can keep us up to date. We are on our way to visit Andrew. We're taking Kentucky Fried Chicken and a chocolate cake and some green salad. We're going to pick blueberries and check out the garden. Thank goodness we had a good rain last night, so maybe Rose's trees and flowers are okay. Andrew sounded like he would be glad to see us. He's probably in bed asleep when we get there, but we know how to get in without setting off the alarm...It should be an interesting day.
They are planning to move to another hotel with internet connections so that she can keep us up to date. We are on our way to visit Andrew. We're taking Kentucky Fried Chicken and a chocolate cake and some green salad. We're going to pick blueberries and check out the garden. Thank goodness we had a good rain last night, so maybe Rose's trees and flowers are okay. Andrew sounded like he would be glad to see us. He's probably in bed asleep when we get there, but we know how to get in without setting off the alarm...It should be an interesting day.
Friday, July 14, 2006
Ireland
Rose is going to Ireland
I helped her pack on Wednesday. We made decisions about shoes and jackets, etc. She will pack some warm clothes and some summer things too. There's a workout room in the hotel and an indoor swimming pool, so she packed shorts and tee shirts . She walked me through the process of getting into her house and not setting off the alarm. .She walked me around her yard and showed me things that will need to be watered if the drought continues. She has done a beautiful job with her yard this summer. The raised garden is pretty and full of good veggies. There are tomato plants with big green tomatoes, and the beans and blueberries will be ready to harvest soon.
Gpa and I will go over a few times while she is gone to make sure everything is okay. Sam will be in England the same time they are in Ireland..so it's up to us and Andrew to keep things going.
I helped her pack on Wednesday. We made decisions about shoes and jackets, etc. She will pack some warm clothes and some summer things too. There's a workout room in the hotel and an indoor swimming pool, so she packed shorts and tee shirts . She walked me through the process of getting into her house and not setting off the alarm. .She walked me around her yard and showed me things that will need to be watered if the drought continues. She has done a beautiful job with her yard this summer. The raised garden is pretty and full of good veggies. There are tomato plants with big green tomatoes, and the beans and blueberries will be ready to harvest soon.
Gpa and I will go over a few times while she is gone to make sure everything is okay. Sam will be in England the same time they are in Ireland..so it's up to us and Andrew to keep things going.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Islamorada Fish Company
This is a great restaurant in Islamorada in the Florida Keys. A restaurant opened in Sevierville from the same chain. It is connected to the Bass Pro Shop so we took the Pruetts and checked it out yesterday. It advertised fresh seafood , and for land-locked Sevierville, it was really good . We ordered grilled shrimp and shrimp grits. I had a coupon out of the paper for a free dessert with the meal , so we had brownies with chocolate and vanilla ice cream . Then we went to their house and ate watermelon...No wonder I didn't sleep good that night..too much good food.
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Doctor visit
My leg had been bothering me with the glob of tissue on my calf moving every time I walked . This is where I had the big hematoma from the car accident two years ago. Tom Kelly , my therapist, said I should go to the orthopedic doctor... On Friday I went to KOC in Powell and saw Ron Hawkins...nice young man who took a lot of time with me. He said I had a severe case of bursitis although it wasn't real painful. It was swollen and he gave me a cortisone shot to reduce the inflammation and told me to wear an ace bandage when I walk. I told him I was scared of cortisone, but he said one shot wouldn't hurt me. My leg felt better yesterday and wonderful today. I can see how people could get hooked on drugs...ha..
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
4th of July
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We had a grand time yesterday. It was an impromptu fourth of July party. Last year it was the big golf tournament and everybody in the family came except Todd and Melissa. This year there was no plan...We just called Rose and told her we were available to come over and that we would put up her curtain in the dining room...Two days ago Gpa and Boys put up the new curtain in the living room and her bedroom. She had been trying to get them up for Years she says...We took bangers (that's what Paul eats in Ireland...they are white sausages) and we took our free watermelon, and stuff for s'mores...
Sam and Andrew and Gpa put up the curtain and Rose worked on the draping of it so it would fit her window. Gma is the idea and advice person on these projects...very tiring job. Rose did a good job on the curtains because she is experienced in framing work. Gnma served bangers for lunch and after the work was over ,we had watermelon and then jumped into the pool. Gpa ate 8 pieces of watermelon so he had a little tummy ache . It was so good to be with Sam and Andrew. They were with us all day ..Sam fixed wonderful baked beans for supper and Andrew grilled hamburgers.
We all watched the shuttle Discovery launch together...What a Great Fourth!!!!
We had a grand time yesterday. It was an impromptu fourth of July party. Last year it was the big golf tournament and everybody in the family came except Todd and Melissa. This year there was no plan...We just called Rose and told her we were available to come over and that we would put up her curtain in the dining room...Two days ago Gpa and Boys put up the new curtain in the living room and her bedroom. She had been trying to get them up for Years she says...We took bangers (that's what Paul eats in Ireland...they are white sausages) and we took our free watermelon, and stuff for s'mores...
Sam and Andrew and Gpa put up the curtain and Rose worked on the draping of it so it would fit her window. Gma is the idea and advice person on these projects...very tiring job. Rose did a good job on the curtains because she is experienced in framing work. Gnma served bangers for lunch and after the work was over ,we had watermelon and then jumped into the pool. Gpa ate 8 pieces of watermelon so he had a little tummy ache . It was so good to be with Sam and Andrew. They were with us all day ..Sam fixed wonderful baked beans for supper and Andrew grilled hamburgers.
We all watched the shuttle Discovery launch together...What a Great Fourth!!!!
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Christmas in the mountains
Christmas thoughts...Sam says he wants to cook macaroni and cheese (Paula Dean's recipe) and baked beans for Christmas dinner. Joquita suggested that the grandchildren cook the Christmas dinner...good idea!
How about Christmas Eve Chili and candlelight bingo on our first night at the cabin?
Paul has volunteered to do breakfast ..
How about Christmas Eve Chili and candlelight bingo on our first night at the cabin?
Paul has volunteered to do breakfast ..
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Nicodemus Plant
On television this morning there was a spot about the Nicodemus Plant. A group of neighbors were seated around a big plant in their front yard and a woman was reading out of the bible...John 3 ,4 : How can a man be born when he is old?" Nicodemus asked. "Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb to be born!" Then they watched the yellow flowers open. Well it was our evening primrose plant..just bigger than ours because it had full sun. We used to have 9:00 p.m. parties to watch the evening primrose open. I never heard of the Nicodemus plant before.
Saturday, June 17, 2006
bicycles
Dorothy Langley came by this morning and loaded our bicycles into her truck.She's having a yard sale to make money to go to Romania . We gave her the helmets and the baskets and chains and the history of the bicycles. Somehow it was a sadder time for us than when we sold the motor home. The boy's bicycle was first David's and then Butches . John fixed it up and loaded it on the motor home when we first retired and made our big trip out west. My bicycle came from a yard sale at Martha's . They were on the front of the Honey all the way across country...We got them off one time in Oregon.
When we started going to Key Largo for the winter we parked the Honey and used the bicycles for transportation. The bicycle trail runs the length of Key Largo and we made many trips on it. We bought baskets so that we could go grocery shopping , and we rode to Harriets for breakfast , and to the flea market and serveral times we rode to Pennakamp which was about three miles north of America Outdoors. We rode south to Taviner one day...about four miles..We rode up to the Baptist Church on Sundays and chained our bikes to a palm tree. There were always people on the trail and most of them were people we knew. We loaded the bicycles on the Honey and drove down to Key West several times. We would park the Honey in the shade at the museum parking lot and leave Garvey there. We rode the bicycles all over Key West. We would go down to the southern-most point and ride along the beach.
When we camped on the Everglades on the way home from Key Largo, we would take an all day trip to the Anhinga Trail; where the alligators and birds lived. One day the crows got our lunch while we were walking the trail and they ate our peanut butter sandwiches. We had some good dirt trail rides in the Everglades and in Oscar Shearer State Park...That's the park where the scrub jays live. They landed on my head and shoulders and just sat there.
We rode the bicycles around the seven mile loop in Cades Cove while we were camping up there; several times we rode it half way. On one of our rides in Cades Cove my brakes failed and I went sailing down the hill past John yelling for him to get out of my way. I stopped on a convenient pile of dirt. The campground at Elkmont was a good place to ride, and the Big Meadows campground in Townsend is where we got on the trail and rode the length of Townsend. We took the bicycles to Big Ridge several times.
Well, that's another thing we have given up in our old age..We sure do miss dancing and bicycle riding and camping. Well we can still swim and exercise and walk and go to yard sales...
When we started going to Key Largo for the winter we parked the Honey and used the bicycles for transportation. The bicycle trail runs the length of Key Largo and we made many trips on it. We bought baskets so that we could go grocery shopping , and we rode to Harriets for breakfast , and to the flea market and serveral times we rode to Pennakamp which was about three miles north of America Outdoors. We rode south to Taviner one day...about four miles..We rode up to the Baptist Church on Sundays and chained our bikes to a palm tree. There were always people on the trail and most of them were people we knew. We loaded the bicycles on the Honey and drove down to Key West several times. We would park the Honey in the shade at the museum parking lot and leave Garvey there. We rode the bicycles all over Key West. We would go down to the southern-most point and ride along the beach.
When we camped on the Everglades on the way home from Key Largo, we would take an all day trip to the Anhinga Trail; where the alligators and birds lived. One day the crows got our lunch while we were walking the trail and they ate our peanut butter sandwiches. We had some good dirt trail rides in the Everglades and in Oscar Shearer State Park...That's the park where the scrub jays live. They landed on my head and shoulders and just sat there.
We rode the bicycles around the seven mile loop in Cades Cove while we were camping up there; several times we rode it half way. On one of our rides in Cades Cove my brakes failed and I went sailing down the hill past John yelling for him to get out of my way. I stopped on a convenient pile of dirt. The campground at Elkmont was a good place to ride, and the Big Meadows campground in Townsend is where we got on the trail and rode the length of Townsend. We took the bicycles to Big Ridge several times.
Well, that's another thing we have given up in our old age..We sure do miss dancing and bicycle riding and camping. Well we can still swim and exercise and walk and go to yard sales...
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Monday, June 12, 2006
Trip to Dayton, TN
June 11,2006
Paul and Rose drove us to Dayton Church of Christ for Sunday School and Church where David and Melissa and Todd were conducting a campaign with 50 people from Mount Juliet . After dinner on the grounds, Paul drove the family around Dayton and Gpa narrated. He pointed out..the house where his grandparents lived, his school, the lake where he fished, the spot where his mother was born, the courthouse where the monkey trial was held, the Morgan furniture company (owned by his uncle) Bryan college (named for William Jennings Bryan) and many other landmarks.
We went to Buttram cemetery where His grandmother and grandfather are buried. (Lawrence E. Cunnyngham and Pearl
Morgan Cunnyngham.) Most of the Morgans and Cunnynghams are buried there, but we happened upon JMB's great grandfather's grave in an older cemetery. Rose took pictures of the tombstones for her family records.
Paul and Rose drove us to Dayton Church of Christ for Sunday School and Church where David and Melissa and Todd were conducting a campaign with 50 people from Mount Juliet . After dinner on the grounds, Paul drove the family around Dayton and Gpa narrated. He pointed out..the house where his grandparents lived, his school, the lake where he fished, the spot where his mother was born, the courthouse where the monkey trial was held, the Morgan furniture company (owned by his uncle) Bryan college (named for William Jennings Bryan) and many other landmarks.
We went to Buttram cemetery where His grandmother and grandfather are buried. (Lawrence E. Cunnyngham and Pearl
Morgan Cunnyngham.) Most of the Morgans and Cunnynghams are buried there, but we happened upon JMB's great grandfather's grave in an older cemetery. Rose took pictures of the tombstones for her family records.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Blood Pressure Monitor
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JMB is taking his blood pressure with the new OMRON monitor...The pressure was good yesterday morning...155 0ver 79...In the afternoon he was feeling dizzy and the pressure was 79 over 45...
JMB is taking his blood pressure with the new OMRON monitor...The pressure was good yesterday morning...155 0ver 79...In the afternoon he was feeling dizzy and the pressure was 79 over 45...
Friday, June 09, 2006
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Trip to West Knoxville..
June 9, 2006
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We met Pat and Bill Davy at The Olive Garden today. Traffic was terrible on I-40 . I had asked Rose about the West Hills exit, but I found out about it the hard way. Trucks everywhere and construction on the exit. Bad. We stopped at McKays on the way home and got some videos of movies we haven't seen. We haven't seen hardly any so we just picked out some that looked like LIGHT FUNNY entertainment. I don't think VANILLA SKY qualifies, but it does have Tom Cruise in it.
Trip to West Knoxville..
June 9, 2006
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We met Pat and Bill Davy at The Olive Garden today. Traffic was terrible on I-40 . I had asked Rose about the West Hills exit, but I found out about it the hard way. Trucks everywhere and construction on the exit. Bad. We stopped at McKays on the way home and got some videos of movies we haven't seen. We haven't seen hardly any so we just picked out some that looked like LIGHT FUNNY entertainment. I don't think VANILLA SKY qualifies, but it does have Tom Cruise in it.
Pizza Pickles and Potato Chips
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June 8, 2006
Glenda and I went to see Betty today in Maryville. Betty took us to her favorite goodwill stores and to Hobby Lobby. Hobby Lobby now has 100% wool yarn for felting. I may get some for a winter purse. I got some black cotton yarn for a summer..fall pocketbook . I found the crochet pattern in the book that Rose loaned me..."stich'nbitch crochet". We all spent about three dollars and we got new clothes, shoes, and garden decorations. I got a lovely rock for my path, and a pure linen blouse. Betty took us to Schloskies for lunch. We ordered the thing she always orders which was vegetarian pizza and jalapeno potato chips . When we picked up the pizza we got big dill pickles with it. So our lunch was pizza ,potato chips ,and pickles ..very strange. I highly recommend it. Good!
We had a great time...It was a nice girls day out...
June 8, 2006
Glenda and I went to see Betty today in Maryville. Betty took us to her favorite goodwill stores and to Hobby Lobby. Hobby Lobby now has 100% wool yarn for felting. I may get some for a winter purse. I got some black cotton yarn for a summer..fall pocketbook . I found the crochet pattern in the book that Rose loaned me..."stich'nbitch crochet". We all spent about three dollars and we got new clothes, shoes, and garden decorations. I got a lovely rock for my path, and a pure linen blouse. Betty took us to Schloskies for lunch. We ordered the thing she always orders which was vegetarian pizza and jalapeno potato chips . When we picked up the pizza we got big dill pickles with it. So our lunch was pizza ,potato chips ,and pickles ..very strange. I highly recommend it. Good!
We had a great time...It was a nice girls day out...
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Stepping Stones
Wednesday, June 7 (Stacy's birthday)
Rose had all the materials for making stepping stones at her Memorial Day Party. She had forms like cake covers, square pans, round bowls. She sprayed them with Pam and mixed the concrete. While it was wet, we put our decorations on top of the concrete. Rose had painted some rocks and pieces of clay in pretty colors...she had sprayed some rocks gold. All we had to do was place them in our own design. After they dried I brought them home and Gpa and I placed them on The Path..We decided to place them by age from oldest member of the family (Gpa)to the youngest...(Amy)..There are two missing...Scott and Sam.... We left two places for them.
Rose had all the materials for making stepping stones at her Memorial Day Party. She had forms like cake covers, square pans, round bowls. She sprayed them with Pam and mixed the concrete. While it was wet, we put our decorations on top of the concrete. Rose had painted some rocks and pieces of clay in pretty colors...she had sprayed some rocks gold. All we had to do was place them in our own design. After they dried I brought them home and Gpa and I placed them on The Path..We decided to place them by age from oldest member of the family (Gpa)to the youngest...(Amy)..There are two missing...Scott and Sam.... We left two places for them.
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