Memorial Day

I can't believe that a week has gone by since I dropped my sister off at the airport. I got her there about 3:30pm. She didn't get home until 2:00am on Tuesday. The tornados in Oklahoma caused the delay. She could have driven and gotten there quicker. While she was here we went to Garvin Gardens. I'd never been there before and I really liked it. There were so many different things to see.





David got a haircut Thursday and our friend Macy went with us. Afterwards we went to Moe's for supper. As always we ate and then did an art project. This time we colored on sandpaper and I'll iron the designs on a T-shirt. It will be one of a kind. I saw it on Pinterest. We also went to the Old Mill. I haven't been there in years. It hasn't changed much, but it's still a nice place to go.


David bowled 5 games Saturday morning. He did pretty good. I thought he'd be tired and start complaining, but he loved it and had a good time. Then we went to Hot Springs to visit Harold and Donna. They'd both been real sick, but they were so much better. We played games, Train and Skipbo. We laughed and had so much fun. Harold has not had good luck with his mailboxes. Last week his 5th one was knocked over. Poor mailbox.


I saw Fast and Furious today. It was good and full of action, if you like action movies and I do. Yesterday we watched videos. We saw Winter's Bone. I really don't know how to describe it other than dark. We also watched Ergo. It was really good.

Judy's visit

We're having a great visit, but things aren't so good for Dad and Harold.
Harold has the flu and we hope to visit him on Sunday. We saw Dad yesterday before he went to the eye clinic at the VA. While there he got a shot in his eye as he usually does, but this time something went wrong he went blind in that eye and they had to keep working on him. He was finally able to see and he went home. He had to go back today and his eye is better. We'll see him tomorrow afternoon after David bowls. The good from all this is that Judy and David and I have spent more time together. We've gone out to eat and done some shopping and had fun.

Beading project

Last weekend I came up with a project for the my whole bead group. I cut fabric and Wonder Under. I sewed and turned and ironed. I used some of my mom's left over quilt scraps. They were cut form vintage flour sack material. Flour used to come in fabric sacks and moms would make clothes for the family with them. That was way back before cars.


The only thing my bead group had to do was to sew on the button and wear it. They turned out so cool. What do you think?

Yesterday I went with some friends to see the movie Mud. It was really good. The 14 year old actors did a great job. One was from Arkansas. The movie was made in AR on the Mississippi River. If you get the chance go see it.

I'm still working on my flower bed. Today I mulched about half of it. Before I mulch I put newspapers down first. It helps to keep the weeds from coming up. It's biodegradable and will have to be done again next year. It does work.

My sister flies down tomorrow and she'll fly back on Monday. We'll spend most of the time in Hot Springs. She wants to go to Garvan Gardens and eat at McClards, which has the best hot tomales. When she flies down she'll be on one of the last non-stop flights between Little Rock and St. Louis. Starting in June you'll have to go to Dallas or somewhere else to get there. I hate that. Instead of taking a few hours it will take all day. I can drive there in a day and it would be cheaper. As I've gotten older I don't like to drive up there with David by ourselves. It's not bad if there's others in the car who can drive too if I need to take a break. Anyone want to go to St. Louis?

Mother's Day

It's been a lovely day. The weather was perfect. I even planted some blooming plants. When I've finished the flower bed I'll put a picture of it on here. My sweet David took me out to lunch after church today. Tonight the whole family went to a steak house for supper. It was so good and I ate too much. The best part was that I was with my sons. I love those boys.

It's been a quiet week. I didn't feel like doing much since I didn't go on my trip. I just kept thinking I should be in London or I should be in Paris. I'm going to start planning my next trip and of course it'll be to Paris. I really do like that city....the city of lights. My sister went on to London, but not Paris. She had a nice time visiting my niece. They did a lot of shopping. Fun.

Can you believe I got sunburned on the back of my neck while shopping for plants at Home Depot? I did. I had a hard time deciding on which plants to buy, but I didn't think I took that long, and it was about 1:00, a really hot time of day. It still seems crazy to me. I guess I'll have to plant shop at night.

Here are my other two sons. Ha.

Beading

My bead group is great. They had a French party for me today because I didn't go on my trip and wished I was in Paris. We had good food and good wine. They really cheered me up. Thanks wonderful bead group. Y'all are the best. Here is the night light they gave me. Isn't it cool? I love it.


I'm feeling better. My heart rate is getting higher which is good, but my blood pressure is still too high. I'll keep taking my medicine and see the doctor in a month. Hopefully by then it'll all be good.

Yesterday the weather was beautiful and I couldn't stay inside. I worked in the yard for a few hours and it was great to be outside. There were no mosquitos to distract me. I hate mosquitos.

I used to have many, many hostas in my back yard in the shade, but the big tree fell over and is gone. I had to move them to a shady place in the front yard. They have never done well. They were so big and beautiful, now they're just pitiful and the deer like to nibble on them. I transferred some to a pot away from where the deer come and I'll see if they do better. Hopefully by the end of summer they'll be huge.


I also like succulents. They like the hot weather.


My Knockout roses are the prettiest they've ever been. I love them. They are very hardy. They can survive anything.

Doing better

Yesterday, Thursday, I rested all day. My heart rate and blood pressure are improving a little. The changed medicine must be working. Thank goodness. Today Rick and I went running around. We ate lunch at JoJo's,
got gas and shopped at Sam's, picked up David, and got groceries at the commissary. Now I'm exhausted. I think I'll take a nap. Ha.

Wish I was in London. My sister, Judy, went ahead with that part of the trip. She's visiting Laura and will not go to Paris. On the flight over she said a women on the plane had to be given oxygen. So glad it wasn't me.

Here's a picture of Paris from the time I went before. I promised pics so here's one, even though it's not from this time. Ha. I love Paris. I'm going to get better and go again.

ER visit

Tuesday I was feeling disoriented while driving. It scared me so bad I went to the ER. They thought I'd had a stroke. My heart rate was 45. (It should be 60 or above.) My blood pressure was way to high. So I was a mess. They quickly started to run tests and take blood and put in an IV needle. I was worried it was afib again, but the EKG showed it wasn't. Then I had a CT Scan to see if there was something in the brain causing a stroke. Then an X-ray of my heart was done. After that I was admitted to the hospital and went up to the 9th floor. I wasn't there long before I was taken to have an MRI done on my brain to farther check for a stroke. The next morning I had an echocardiogram and a neck ultrasound. Before I was dismissed I had an EKG done. The doctors came by and said the tests were negative and didn't show anything, but my cardiologist was very concerned about my heart rate and BP. He decided to change my BP meds. He wasn't sure if I should go on my trip before he was sure the new meds were working. My cousin, a nurse, was concerned too. Soooo I decided to postpone my trip.
As sad as it makes me to not go I felt it was better to get all well before I undertake a big trip. Just the thought of something happening in London or Paris really stresses me and that's the last thing I needed for my BP.
Now I'm going to concentrate on getting well and healthy. Keep me in your prayers.