Finishing the week.

Evelyn exercised again Wednesday but I stayed home and got dressed.  We drove to Asheville to run some errands.  First we drove around to find Dr. Dodd’s office where Evelyn got a blood draw—a painful blood draw.  She has an appointment with him later in the month to check her thyroid.  We then looked for a place for lunch.  The coupon I had chosen was for a restaurant that didn’t open until 5, so we had to find another.  We found a pretty good Latin one and ate there.  We then went across ktown to Hancock Fabric and Bed, Bath and Beyond.  We bought some material for our deck table and closet storage for Evelyn.  We also went to Lifeway Christian Bookstore so Evelyn could get a manual for a study she will lead later.  We drove to our friends the Norrises and learned that Karen was ill with pulmonary trouble.  She has a chronic condition.  We came home for the evening, planning to meet them next Monday for dinner and a ballgame.  We stopped on the way home and bought a gallon of fresh strawberries.  We eat a plethora of strawberries in the spring here.  They are huge and delicious.

Thursday found us working in the yard.  Each year our slope is covered with small twigs that have broken from our River Birch trees and fallen.  This past winter one of the medium size branches had broken, so I borrowed the neighbor’s saw to cut it off.  It is always a thrill working from a step ladder on a 10% slope.  Evelyn had to steady me, but we accomplished the job.  We had to cut it into smaller pieces to stuff into our galvanized metal garbage can kept for just that purpose.  We called our friends who have some property nearby and received permission to take them to their house to add to their burn piles.  They have many more stray branches than we do.  That was in the afternoon.  The morning was spent studying God’s Word.  Evelyn had a study with some women of the church while I studied alone in the pastor’s office.  He and I had a good talk with him concerning what we might like to use for an evening study if we want one.  He will peruse the material and get back to me.  We watched a movie during the evening.  Evelyn also cleaned the strawberries and made a pie.  We had a long talk with Andrew who plans to attend the University of Kentucky in the fall.  We can visit with him for a couple of months before we leave on our October cruise and to Weslaco for the winter.  He has a good full ride but will need additional money.  We wonder why he called us?

Friday we exercised and went shopping at 10 after finishing at the rec center.  Evelyn needed some sandals and pajamas.  I delivered some old shoes to Mast General Store to include in their collection for the indigent.  We rushed home, I showered, grabbed our Bible study materials and left for the study at noon in the church basement.  Evelyn made sandwiches for our lunch as I got presentable.  The study is a sort of survey of the history of Israel—the major content of the Old Testament.  I surprised myself as to how much I remembered and even corrected the pastor on a minor point of information.  We and 1 other woman were the ones who brought lunch.  Our friends, the Ramseys, were not there because Susan was ill.  We returned home and Evelyn worked on finishing the coverings she had made for the table on our deck.  We now have cushions to sit on and a table cloth of the same material.  We talked some about our trip to Utah and took a drive looking for a Relay for Life.  We couldn’t find one and returned home to watch a movie.  We had planned to invite someone to watch the Kentucky Derby but couldn’t. 

Saturday was sleep in day.  I wakened before Evelyn, but, when she got up, I showered and we went to the monthly flea market.  We bought some vegetable plants, and I also found a pizza stone for $1.  We have one here in NC but none in TX.  Now we have to be sure to find a way to transport it to TX next fall without breaking it.  We went to WalMart to exchange the elastic band Evelyn had bought to help her right knee.  The medium was too tight, and we learned the large was too.  We will have to exchange for an XL.  The top and bottom of the piece cuts off her circulation, leaving a band mark on her skin.  I don’t know if any will not do that.  We had lunch and then she worked on hemming the new screen “door” and I looked for a pressure washer to borrow for cleaning our anti gravity chair.  The neighbor I borrowed from has lent it to some family member who has not returned it.  He has big septic tank problems to consider and doesn’t need me to bother him.  We planted the vegetable plants in our buckets.  Doris will water them while we are gone next week.