Catch Up 3

Thursday was another slow day. We walked our two miles and took showers. We had lunch and then went to Berne to visit Mom. We really enjoy her accommodating, happy spirit. She will do whatever is suggested with a genuine willingness. She very much appreciates having her family visit. Evelyn went down to the basement of Swiss Village to shorten some slacks she had bought for Mom. The project was only mildly acceptable, but it was the best she could do. We went out into the commons area and played Rummy with Mom, and she did very well. She remembered how to play with a minimal amount of reminding. We were stopped at Ned's to see if they wanted to eat out. Orpha said she was not cooking so that settled the matter for them. They came to the motor home and picked us up. They wanted to go to a local fish restaurant where there is a whitefish dinner special on Wednesdays and Thursdays: two for $7.50. The fish was good as always. They took us back to their house and we played protestant poker for an hour or so. It is a quick game that everyone seems to like. We returned home so I could watch CSI at 9:00. A great day.
Friday we decided to check on the clothes we had packed for the Australia trip. We took everything out of the suitcases and discovered some items that we had not packed, rain slickers for example. We will be there in the late autumn and it may be a rainy season. We have a bit of a problem in that Evelyn's carry-on bag is heavier than she can manage. We transferred some of the heavier items to mine. We must move our luggage by ourselves on the entire trip. We do have two suitcases on wheels, but the carry-ons must be carried. Imagine that! I went to the library after we finished and returned for a light early lunch. We went to meet Tom and Janet Grotrian at another local fish restaurant. We shared a fish dinner that we had been looking forward to. We were both somewhat disappointed in that it was greasier than we had remembered. We preferred what we had last night. We went back to Grotrian's and played guess what: Protestant poker. Janet had made a Sunshine cake that was delicious. We left there about 10:30 and drove on a dark, rainy night. We had storms and were under a thunderstorm watch for most of the night. We were certainly thankful for the rain because the area certainly needed it. We pray that the Valley has had some.