Showing posts with label Thunderstorm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thunderstorm. Show all posts

Friday, August 26, 2011

Mike called on Skype and I enjoyed seeing him. He said Vivian likes her school so far and there are only nine in the class. Violet goes to nursery school right next door, so will probably stay there.
Betty was very worried about the thunderstorms predicted for the area, so she asked to come here. Also, her car window is stuck open. I said, "fine," and she came about five. I put chicken drumsticks in the oven, made a big salad, and added the onion, pepper, mushroom concoction I had done in the crock pot, and we had that for dinner. I moved my car into the driveway and let her park in the garage. (It's a two-car, but I have so much stuff on the other side, it holds only one.) To distract her, I had gone to the library and rented Punchline, an old Tom Hanks movie, and we watched that after dinner. It did, indeed, rain and we had some lightning and thunder, but nothing else.
Was pleased to get a web cam call from the other son. P. and N. were solicitous about, but mildly amused by, our "earthquake experience" (although we didn't feel it), considering the kind they have to deal with.

SUNDAY

It was somewhat of a slow-pokey day, during which I lazed around a lot. My only excitement was stripping my bed, washing the sheets, and rem...