The Club met at my house last Thursday - one of the coldest days of the week. There were six of us who met at 2:00 in the afternoon and I made the Vince Gill white chocolate pound cake (recipe from Diane Paulk), and fresh fruits, mostly fresh - canned mandarin oranges. Bren wasn't here so I sent the sugar free ice cream pie home with Cindy. Joy won the door prize, which was the other loaf of cake (it makes two loaves).
Yesterday Paul and I went to Tupelo for his cardio appointment and he's doing great! One test he had done there showed good blood flow in his extremities, and was good to know his left leg was doing great! Friday we have to be there at 7:30 so he can have a stress test (he's not really looking forward to it; nor would I be - I have to have the chemical ones); and the calcium CT scan - and I'm not sure what they're scanning - his aneurysm (first time we'd heard he had one and that's where the blood clot formed!), or his heart or his leg... Otherwise, doing great. I did tell the doctor - reminded Paul - that P does have a cough he had not had before he quit smoking. Don't know if that's coincidental of all this that was going on, the coumadin, or the non-smoking. But it isn't bad...It's just there and I notice it.
So... his appointment was with Dr. Gupta! I was so glad to meet him - he's everything I've heard about him - kind, caring, information (told P about the aneurysm...) It is 3.5 and we should not have to worry about it until it is 4.6 or something... Just has to be watched. I asked him if he treats afib, but he is the "plumber," not the "electrician." So if I couldn't see him (instead of driving another hour to Memphis) then I'll stay with Dr. Johnson in Memphis
We ate at IHOP - surprised me - thought P would want to eat his chicken alfredo... But we had "breakfast," I had waffle and eggs, bacon; he had pancakes, eggs, bacon.
Then... Then I got to shop - and was actually able to hold up on this wretched left foot - though I did take off my left sock because it made my shoe too tight. I went to Joann's and bought several pieces of fabric all on sale, some half price fat quarters, a few gadgets - needle threader, a pattern, some pretty embellishing threads. Two hours I shopped! Unheard of. But I enjoyed it and P didn't hurry me - just said call him when I got through. He'd gone to Walmart and made a loop around the store and was sitting in the truck. He said two ladies were looking at the truck and unbeknownst to them, he was inside the truck and he rolled down the driver window and scared the one half to death - she'd been looking through the dark windows. You really can't see inside well through the tinted windows, but he could see her.
So home, light supper. Seems like Oscar needed to pee more, maybe because we were gone about 8 hours. I hope that doesn't affect his kidneys. He's fine today. I can tell he's getting a little aged, like us... He slept with me night before last all night and came to my bed about 3 this morning. He doesn't like for me and P to be in the same room for some reason. He's calm when I'm back here doing my thing, and if P is gone, he's calm. But if we're in the same room, he vies for attention, is restless and gets excited at Paul's least movement. My sweet little old dog.
Well, he's barking. It's almost 2:00... I don't know if it's UPS or Paul driving up in a new vehicle. Ordinarily Oscar wouldn't bark at either one of our vehicles since he knows them.
Desserts. I used Mama Nick's china saucer/bowls.
Maxine and Jo.
Maxine gave the program on Mississippi Educational TV.
Joy and Fredda. Fredda is so expressive! I love getting pictures of her!
Cindy and Maxine.
Program leader (Maxine) and hostess (moi).
Then the weekend rains...
Lucy taking a minute to wash her paws. Her sore tail is about well, but there's a ring of fur gone, mostly covered by the fur above the sore. I think she got bitten really bad, or got a door slammed on it, but it wasn't bent, just badly sore and bruised. Jenni said there is a gland about where I described the sore at - probably mashed the good gracious out of it, too.
My "stash" I got at Joann's yesterday. Most of it is Christmas fabric and it was $5 a yard; some was $6. I got a yard of the larger stacks except for one, the pale green with birds on the left here. The small stacks in the background are fat quarters that were $1 each. Maybe not Moda or Riley Blake, but for my projects, plus the fun of shopping, okay.
Love red, redbirds, trees...
The orange/salmon flowers were with the pale green and I liked it, so I got some. Seems to blend well.
The hydrangeas... I love hydrangeas, birds, butterflies... The top one is so old-fashioned looking.
The quilts I see on FB are gorgeous and I so want to be that creative and industrious! I can do something, though. At least I can coordinate these! Oh, they are folded on comic book boards - a trick I learned on FB. Acid free heavy stock paper comic book collectors use to keep their comic books nice and straight. I'll probably stack these sideways in the chest drawers. Those who have bookcases put them in just like books. I don't want to cull that many books.
As I end this, Paul texted and told me he traded trucks - Long Lewis in Muscle Shoals is getting a 2014 black Ford pickup for him from Birmingham. It'll be beautiful, though he always said he wouldn't have a black truck. But he has plenty of time to wash it or drive it through the car wash in town... Don't know when it'll be there and ready. Have to get it, do whatever to it, paperwork... And he has his tests Friday, but I'm sure it won't be that soon. Probably one day next week. But on the 22nd I'm going to Tupelo to the Foot Clinic to have an insert mold made for my left foot.
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