Trying to get back to normal.

It is difficult relearning how to drive a car.  This one is bigger and contains many things we don’t understand and likely won’t.  We returned to the dealership to sign some corrected paperwork.  The papers we signed yesterday was for more than we had agreed to.  They graciously agreed to the change without any persuasion from me, although I had been awake from 2 to 4 again last night.  We also spent about an hour with a young man trying to explain the electronics to us.  It will take some time before we can remember all of it.  We went out for lunch and then went to shop for a few things.  We then spent some time trying some of the electronics on our own.  We were tired and didn’t go to the Gideon Thanksgiving party. 

Friday was our day at the hospital.  We renewed our acquaintances with our colleagues from last year.  Things were very different since many of the older team leaders were gone.  Lynn Carter, the former director of volunteer services, was no longer there.  Evelyn returned to the Foundation but found her leader (who had never done anything) had been riffed as well.  It is a different place.  There was not very much to do.  The doctors in the area don’t seem to send their patients to this hospital.  We didn’t have many things to do, but that may just mean that not many people were sick.  I did take one girl up to Labor and Delivery, but she looked to be only 12 or so.  Her record showed her as 22, but she neither looked nor acted that old.  It makes me wonder if her identity hadn’t been switched.  I went back to the Elks to get one of their catfish and shrimp combo dinners for our supper.  We often do that but may not much anymore.  The fish was not very fresh and the French fries seemed a bit stale.  It just didn’t seem as good as it was last year.   Janice called during the evening because they had been watching a football game in Weslaco.  Their team, Los Fresnos, had beaten Weslaco High.  We thought they might drop in on their way home but they had a long drive and went on home.

I am delighted to write that I slept through the night for the first time this week.  In fact I slept until after 8.  I rose rather quickly because I wanted to cut the grass before it became too hot.  Glenn had brought the mower from their new home and left it for me.  When they moved in next door 6 years ago, we made an agreement that I would mow the grass in the winter while he would mow in the summer.  It was a great deal for me because we used his mower.  We didn’t have a place to store one.  Now that they have moved to the adjoining park, he has to bring his mower to me in his truck.  I mowed and finished about 10.  I then sprayed RoundUp on the weeds in places the mower can’t reach.  It has always worked before, and I hope it will work again.  I took a shower and then watched Purdue play Penn State.  They lost again, but I was encouraged by the way they played.  I think their freshmen will mature and become competitors.  Next week they play Illinois to see who remains on the bottom of their division.  We took a nap and then took a bike ride around our park and the neighboring park.  We stopped there to visit a woman who has had some serious illness and can’t do much.  She appreciated out visit and prayer with her.  We went to Whataburger for another Green Chile Burger and went from there to Jack in the Box for an eggnog milkshake.  We also stopped at CVS to get some toothpaste and use my 25% off coupon.  We came home and I wrote this.