Our Neighbors' Horses and Bulls on their Feedground Slept good and sound until 9. Woke to a sunny day. No sooner got up than Ruth called and said she and Deanne were on their way over, which meant they would be here in about an hour. So I did manage to get out of my pjs and straighten a few things up.
In the meantime Nanny gave me a surprise call from Arizona and among other things that we talked about was that she has a Nordic trak that they want to get rid of. When she told me on email how much she was walking down there, I whined about it being too cold here and wished I had a treadmill. Well I've "kind of" wished I had a treadmill so I could get some exercise for about ten years now. It was hard to believe that she was offering one to me so they didn't have to worry about what to do with hers when they finish their move to AZ. I'm not sure where I'm going to find room for it, but I know I have to quit sitting in this chair so much and get some exercise or I never will really get well and back into some kind of shape. So that's where we are with that possibility and we'll keep in touch about how to get it from her house down at Boulder to mine. Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness, Nanny.
Ruth and Deanne got here a little after 10. I was sure glad to see them. I thoroughly enjoyed the time they were here. Sparky and Raven were looking forward to Ruth's dogs coming too, but she left them home with Mac. Ruth brought us some tuna that Mac caught when he went fishing in the ocean recently. We'll really enjoy the fresh tuna. And she brought me a couple of sweatshirts too which I'll put to good use. We sat and visited for a while with a cup of coffee and then they helped me fix us some lunch and clean up afterwards. Ruth brought a Waldorf salad. And we had a clam fettuccine Alfredo, with some french bread and sliced tomatoes and broccoli. Deanne has just gotten back a week or so ago from a trip to Costa Rica, so it was fun to hear about that. She brought me a beautiful blue butterfly magnet from here.Too soon it seemed like it was time for them to go. When we went out the temperature on the porch was a blistering 30 degrees and water was dripping off the roof. That's the first time I've heard water dripping for months. I meant to have Joe take a picture of the three of us for today's photo on the blog, and never even thought of it wile they were here. Rats!
It was a really nice day. Thanks for coming over dear special friends.
Marilyn in Iowa phoned today and we touched base with what's been happening. She was waiting in the parking lot at Walmart for her Mom to get done shopping. Marilyn's had a real bad knee for some time, so she didn't go in and walk around and decided to call. That was fun to hear from her. She paints wildlife art. I've shared some of her stories here on the blog, especially about her new kitten, you might remember. Betty also called later in the afternoon and we had our usual good talk, and then Debbie so I've had a full day of visiting. Sheral called, but I had to ask her if I could call her later, so will try tomorrow.
Butch called too and said that if we needed the big snowplow to come in if we get a snowed in from wind or a large storm just to let him know. That is so thoughtful of him. It seems to be one of the perks of being old folks in the hinterlands, and a really good thing to know we have that option.
Tonight we had some waffles, sausage and scrambled eggs for dinner. Joe's been wanting me to make him some waffle batter, so killed two birds with one stone. He has enough batter for several more waffles now. He's been going to bed so early lately. He says his cold is getting better. I'm ready to get in bed tonight too but it was still almost midnight when I actually got there.
It clouded up while the gals were here and snowed just a little, and then later cleared back up again. Tonight at 9 p.m. its about 6 degrees, so much warmer than it has been lately.
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