It's been a rather hot and tiring end of the summer. My knee is still bothering me and I have so much on my To Do list that needs attending to. I did manage to get my laptop ordered. Next on the list is a car, as Scout will need transportation to school and work so he's inheriting my old one.
Several weeks ago I built an IKEA desk for Bubbie. I took my time putting it together and did a good job. "I DID THAT". Go, me.
The Girl went back to Waco yesterday. It was her first morning of the summer to sleep in. She laid on the floor and petted the cat, then promptly got up to go get her car inspected and cleaned. Today is orientation for her intramural job on campus. That girl is on the ball.
My landscape is suffering.
The fig has all but given up and I water it several times a week. We need a good soaking rain or two or three.
I am plowing through the Saudi letters a few per day. It's a slow process. My mother wrote in small script so she could use most of the paper. Long letters, and sometimes she repeats things. And there are things I need to ask her about now, as so much time has passed that she's more likely to elaborate. It is interesting to me that by the first month there, she had gone from signing "Love, Mama" to "I love and miss you terribly".
When I visited her recently, I picked up fallen needles in her sewing room with a magnetic pick-up tool that was broken. So, I sent Hubby to Harbor Freight and mailed her a new one. She also mentioned that she really likes sardines, but they are too expensive, and enjoys making beans in her crock pot. I thought, why not get her some of both? I am going to see her next week to take these and a few other things and spend time with her.
Gina
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