Don't fall off your chair .....

But here I am again! What? You're surprised? Well, good grief, it's only been 6 months since I posted anything! And I must admit, I was "prodded" into writing by someone who needed something to read! :)

So..... let's see, what have I been up to lately? Well, we've been looking at dining room furniture for a few weeks now but haven't found anything that we liked that we could actually afford. There was nothing at Mathis Brothers or all of those other furniture stores down around there (also owned by Mathis Brothers!) that I liked, and there was one set at the Thomasville showroom that we both liked but it's outrageoulsy expensive - wouldn't you know? The 3 pieces (plus 6 chairs) I wanted come to about $8,000, and I just can't bring myself to spend that kind of money on furniture. Even though it is really nice stuff and very well made and would last forever, and be the kind you pass down to your kids and grandkids! It's not like the stuff that they throw together with staple guns and glue in a big warehouse, it's really fine craftsmanship, but I'm just not that wealthy! Then we found some yesterday that was real nice, too, and it was only about $5,500 for that set. It has to be ordered, they don't carry it in the showroom, so I haven't seen it in person, and I'm not going to spend that kind of money until I can lay my eyes on it and then decide if it's really what I want. So, I'm still shopping around. It's unfortunate that I have such expensive taste! But, I'd rather wait and save up and get what I really want, like I did with my bedroom suite, and get a good quality, than get something just because it's cheaper but won't last. We've never had a dining room suite, just that wood & glass table that we've had for the last 21 years, the same one we had in the apt. We got our $100 worth out of it, that's for sure! We sold it for $40 a few weeks ago, to a friend of the lady across the street from us. She was thrilled to have it, so I was glad to let it go. Mom and Dad are going to give us the set they have that belonged to my dad's grandmother, and were going to bring it out on Memorial Day weekend, but that didn't work out, so now, I don't know how long it might be. Could be a year or more before they could manage to get it out here, and I don't think I want to be without a table for that long! Can't have anyone over for dinner! And the card table and folding chairs in there just don't quite do it for me! :) Well, maybe I'll be patient and wait for the furniture from mom and dad. It's "family" furniture, you know, heirloom stuff. We want to keep it in the family, that's for sure.
Yesterday we were going to go for a motorcycle ride, something we haven't done in a very long time, but wouldn't you know it rained off and on all day long!!!! The good thing was that it kept it cool all day, it was a very pleasant 70-something day, so that was nice. We went out to an early dinner at Johnny Carino's and that was good too. Well, I'm back at work today and hubby is off, so he calls while ago and lets me know that TODAY is the PERFECT DAY, sunny, mild temperatures, perfect MOTORCYCLE WEATHER!!!! Aaaarrrggghh! Well, I'll just hope that we have the same type of day on Saturday and maybe, just maybe, we can get the bike out and put some miles on it!
On another subject, Granddaddy really does seem to like it out here but I know he misses my older sister and seeing mother more often, plus he used to get to see the nephew every week (my nephew, his great grandson) because he came over to my sister's a lot, she picked him up from school sometimes. So, now, I'm the only family member out here to come visit him. And even though I go every day, I'm sure sometimes he'd like to see the others come through the door, too! But he's doing very well and getting settled in. Luckily, it was his suggestion that even got us looking for the place, so at least we didn't have to try to convince him or persuade him to do this. But I really believe it is the best place for him, because there is always someone around and close by in case he needs them, whereas at our house, and at my sister's house, too, he was there by himself when we had to all be at work, so he was alone too much of the time. He has a little thing he wears on his wrist and all he has to do is push the button and it summons help for him so someone can be there in less than 2 minutes. They serve him 3 good meals a day, which is more than I can say for when he was at my house! His breakfast was always cereal, unless it was Sat. or Sun. and I was home, and his lunch was usually nothing special, just something to tide him over until I could get home, then I'd try to fix something decent, but it wasn't always a full-fledged "good hot meal." He gets much better food and nutrition this way, and on a regular schedule too, not on our hit & miss schedule. We sometimes eat supper so late, as late as 8:30 or so sometimes, and he just needs (and likes) a much earlier dinner. They bring him his daily medications right on schedule every day, morning, noon and night, so that is a good thing, too. They have activities in the main room by the dining room every day, such as bingo, dominoes, Scrabble and other board games, plus they have a choir, which he wouldn't sing in but enjoys listening to, and they have a church service twice on Sundays and once on Wed. afternoons that he can just walk to, right down the hall in a nice little chapel. The girls that work there are just super. They are so nice and friendly and just make him feel real special. They give them a lot of attention, which I sure am glad for. He gets confused as to what day it is sometimes, even though I got him a big atomic clock that shows the day/date/month/year/ time/am/pm/temp(outside & in) but I guess he forgets to look at it sometimes. So I just call and remind him what day it is and let him know I'll be over later. He spends every weekend with us at our house and goes to church w/ us Sun. a.m and p.m. And he spent the night this Sun. night since we were both off work on Monday. We went to IHOP for breakfast then back to his apt. around 11:30, he thought Jimmy and I should have some time to ourselves, he said, which I thought was very thoughtful, so we did spend the rest of the day together, just the two of us.

OK, Tam, have I written enough yet?