Thursday June 5 2008

Debbie's Apple Tree,

She used to have a Wonderful Apricot Tree,

but it got bugs and died.

Purple Flowering Tree Trimmed

Mimosa Tree

Hibiscus?

Roxy

Roxy and Beverly Last Night

It's cooler outside this morning than in the house, but I'm sitting on the patio to begin the blog. Hmmm sounds like a song, like begin the beguine. Having my tea and oj and yogurt, maybe shredded wheat with banana too in a while. There are sounds - lots of birds singing all the time, wind in the leaves and rustling the palm trees and all the neighbor's wind chimes, helicopters. The yard man came day before yesterday and trimmed the purple blossoming trees in "our" yard way back so it now has bare trunks and limbs half way up. It's pretty this way too, very graceful.

Bella is here, continually insisting on getting the toys thrown. I've never seen such a tiny dog be so strong playing tug of war. She takes a break every so often and goes and thrashes the water in the pool for a while - cooling off. I brought her a little Wyoming stuffed buffalo and she seems to like it a lot. Max is quieter and doesn't chase the toys, but what chance has he got? I could type a lot faster if I didn't have to stop to throw toys.

The TV said the wind blew 60 mph last night and it was sure stormy sounding out. There had been rain showers around all afternoon. It's still breezy but sunny and nice. This morning a cop was shot and they have the killer with an automatic weapon trapped in his upside down hummer on one of the streets south of here. (The cop was shot in the leg and they say he should be o.k. - I hope. Poor man. Heard later the driver who shot the cop was dead in the hummer most of the day - they were having a standoff waiting for him to give up.) So goes it in the city.

Debbie has gone to Costco this morning with a huge shopping list. Tonight is Tayler's baccalaureate which we'll all go to, the graduation is tomorrow evening. Then Debbie is giving her a party Saturday night with a big barbecue. Most of the food is being delivered from Memphis Barbecue. But Debbie has lots of work to do getting ready - about fifty people are coming. She cleaned the patio yesterday and "the gardener" (and his wife!) mowed and trimmed the yard. But now the wind has put dirt and leaves all over the patio and yard, so Debbie has to clean again. The pool man came and cleaned the pool while I was out here. Bella kept throwing the toys and balls back in the pool. ....And the pool guy kept playing with her. She has everyone trained. And rats! the pool guy had his shirt on. What fun is that.

The neighbor Susan, who lives right in back, came over yesterday and I met her. A very nice lady - she is going to help Debbie Friday night. I decided to stay home from Costco shopping this morning and enjoy sitting on the patio. Beverly is coming over here on her lunch hour. We'll find something in the fridge to eat.

I need to get that list of prescriptions ready and sent - emailed - to Edna, Dr. Wu's nurse. Should have known they would want that, and taken my prescriptions bottles. Hopefully the list I created at home is backed up on my external drive, which I brought along. I have to call Judy B. at Jackson oncology and tell her that the chemo appointment plan is going well. Joan called, left a message and I need to call her back because she wants to drive up to see me while I'm here - she lives in Sylmar (LaLaLand.) Hope that works out because it will be wonderful to see Joan again.

It was raining off and on at home. I'll call Joe again in a while. He said last time we talked that he had used all the meals I'd left him. I told him to go get something out of the freezer. Then he wanted to know if the restaurant at Boulder Base Camp was open and what time? I said I didn't know - they've been remodeling.