It's that time again!

I'm so happy! It's tomato time again. I am moving so well today that I decided to go to the farmer's market. Tomatoes are in. Tonight I made my mom's tomato/basil salad. Was it yummy? Yes, it sure was. With that we ribs. I may have overcooked them because the meat just fell off the bones. So yummy.

Alan will have pulled-pork sandwich tomorrow with the left overs.

Just one more thing: I bought ten pounds of tomatoes and hauled them into the house with no adverse affects on my walking. I was thrilled. Pray with me that the Lord allows this painlessness to continue. Even my knees don't hurt!

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Getting caught up

This is Ellie May and Toria. They visited us on Saturday for a couple of hours. It was such a nice visit. I don't remember what Toria and Cyndi were laughing at.

Here we have hidden by hair (Toria), Cyndi, and Jonah.

You know, when you are in bed for two straight weeks, things just sort of pile up. Laundry. Dishes. Unopened mail. Reading my favorite BLOGs?

Well, I finally got caught up on most everything. There are clean dishes in the dish washer and dirty dishes in the sink. The mail has been read. And I finished reading three weeks' worth of my favorite BLOGs. Yeah, that doesn't add up, but it does really because I was already a week behind in my BLOG reading when the pain came.

I'm still in pain, but it's manageable, mostly -- as long as I don't move.

Alan is in great shape, except for his kissing the floor a couple of days ago.

Now he's pushing me to find a place for us to visit in mid to late July. Not a problem, except right now, I'm not all for driving somewhere to pretend that I will sight see when I know that I won't be able to do that. Although with the new scooter....

Our new scooter is so cool. It comes apart into four pieces and even I can put it in and out of the trunk and put it together. So, we can take it with us wherever we go. It's much better than a wheel chair and any place that can accommodate a wheelchair can accommodate a scooter like ours because it is only 18 inches wide. HINT: I'm wider than the scooter!

I did mention today that I wanted to go back and visit our friends in Wyoming. Alan asked me if I thought I could drive that far. I told him, "Well, not today, but maybe next summer."

I am so thankful that Alan has pitched in these past few weeks and kept us fed (sort of) and the laundry washed and dried. My faithful assistant, Tamara folds and puts the laundry away for me. I am also thankful for that dear lady who comes without fail to help me do the things I wish I could do but can't.

So now I'm going to go out on the sun porch and listen to the children at play in the pool wishing I myself was down there with them. Maybe tomorrow?

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New post on RR

I posted a new BLOG rendering on Runnemede Remembered. Be sure to read it.

I haven't been posting for a couple of weeks. I pulled my sciatic nerve and have been bed bound for almost two weeks now.

I'm up to about 1/2 hour at a time of being out of bed at this point -- six times a day. It still hurts pretty bad, but not at the 1000 (on a scale of 1-10) it was when I first realized I had a problem.

So, while I've been flat on my back, the weather has been perfect for summer. Warm days, warm nights, warm pool water. None of which I have been able to enjoy. Well, I don't enjoy warm/hot days, but I do enjoy warm pool water.

Today was the first day in 12 that I finally went down to the pool. I didn't go in. I just couldn't. I got to the pool and sat until I couldn't sit any more and then came back home. Alan did his aerobics while I watched.

Tonight when Alan was helping me by putting away the dishes that were clean (in the dishwasher) he broke glass and it shattered. There is glass (still) all over the kitchen floor and counter. I'll have to clean it tomorrow when the sun hits the kitchen so I can see all the tiny pieces of glass that I'm just not picking up with the kitchen lighting.

I am now on my way back to bed for the evening. I'll be back soon, I hope.

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