Summer Day 6

Got up at 8ish
Coffee on the deck
Bible study and prayer
tub
got semi dressed up
breadbasket for food for school next year--not open
eisenhower for meeting re:  kiddo
lunch got canceled :(
dogs to bark avenue for haircut
PT at max (saw jackie and amber)
home
Lunch:  leftover fried chicken, corn on the cob
menards for paint, wood, etc
read
primed window and sliding door in new room
primed and painted chair rails for hallway
read more
talked scott and joel into going to rpm cycling!!!
cooked:  burritos
dinner while watching hgtv
pinterest at the island watching the rain
finished Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (finally)
visited with andy
watched Watching for Finnegan
ate popcorn and cereal from the box
bed late

Summer Day 5

Got up as usual.
Coffee on the deck.
Bible study and prayer.
Breakfast:  blueberry bagel with light strawberry cream cheese.
Tub soak.
Laundry
Errands:  got Nancy a gift,
picked Joel up at his friend's,
one lumber yard--didn't have the wood we need,
another lumber yard--same.
Lunch:  turkey and cheese on whole wheat, milk.
read pretty much all afternoon
Did Joel's laundry
snack:  olive oil popcorn
PT exercises
started supper
talked Joel and Scott into going to Total Body Circuit
Joel quit halfway through (out of shape)
Tub soak
Cooked watching hgtv
Dinner:  chicken and noodles
read some more
watched I am Elmo, dcumentary about the puppeteer of Elmo--good
Read and bed (still reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
read some more

Summer Day 4

Memorial Day
Slept til 9:30ish
coffee, Bible study, prayer journal
tub
breakfast:  honey nut bitz, vanilla soymilk, v8 splash
errands:  best buy for tv wall mount, two closed lumber yards
short nap
lunch:  burger patty, cottage cheese, diet ginger ale
read:  Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Craft:  sewed lace onto shorts
Read some more while Joel and Scott played Civilization all day
Made steak and smashed pototoes for dinner
Read some more
Pinterest and Stumble Upon
Talked to Dad and Jean on the phone
Checked on Mom
Left messages for Lele
Finally got the boys to go to the gym:
Lifted, walked on the treadmill, sweat like a hog in the sauna
Treat:  frozen fruit bar

Summer Day 3

Slept til about 8:30
Coffee, Bible study, prayer journal
tub
Breakfast:  kashi, blueberries, honey, vanilla soymilk, V 8 splash juice
church with Scott
PT exercises
started reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
(having finished Lucid Intervals by Stuart Wood)
Jackie and Tj's all afternoon for Denver Family reunion
Ate:  fried chicken, mashed taters, green beans, baked beans, roll with butter, coke, chocolate cake and ice cream
nap
facebook and pinterest
emptied dishwasher
talked to hannah on the phone
craft:  wrapped my ipod earplugs with embroidery floss
while watching impractical jokers with scott and joel
snack:  oatmeal and fruit smoothie
sit ups
set up reddit account
bedtime soon!

Summer, Day Two

Slept til 9:15
Coffee, Bible study, prayer journal
cleaned the kitchen
tub soak
Breakfast:  honey nut cheerios and almond milk
bank
grocery store
Nap
Lunch:  leftover enchilada
picked up adelle
PT exercises
made chocolate chip cookie bar
Snack:  cookie dough, one cookie
splash park with adelle
took adelle home
read Stuart Woods novel awhile
made dinner for Jon, Joel and Scott'
Dinner:  pork chop, sweet potato, milk, choc chip cookie bar
planned water jog classes
pinterest
read more
talked to mom on the phone
gym with scott--did more than 3/4 of shredmill workout
read more of novel
bedtime:  11ish

Summer, Day One

Slept til 7:30.
Trash to curb.
Coffee and Bible study
Prayer journal.
To Do List
Set Summer goals.
Recyling out.
Swept house.
Started laundry.
Soaked in the tub
Breakfast:  kashi granola bar
Parks and Rec Office--complete application
Work--IEP home visit
chatted at work one hour
lunch: leftover sub sandwich, cottage cheese, ginger ale
facebook
glorious nap
30 wall push ups
finished reading 127 Hours
snack: half whole wheat english muffin/natural PB/milk
visit from joanna and larry
Physical therapy
step aerobics class/abs
another tub soak
dinner at chipoltle with scott and joel
pinterest
this
snack:  4 oz milk with ovaltine
bedtime looming

Cat Hug

I was hugged by a cat today.  Yep.  After work, I was exhausted and I really wanted to spend some time with Joel and Hannah.  But I had to take Professor, whose been throwing up for two days, way out to Wamego to the vet.  I still get really sad when I go to the vet (miss you, Kevin).  And I was regretting that I chose a vet so far away!  It took me 45 minutes to drive from work to home, get the dog, and drive to Wamego to the vet.  So I went back to the room and while waiting for the vet, this cat came in the room.  It jumped up into my lap and stood on its hind legs putting a paw on each side of my neck, then put its wet nose on my neck and squeezed its paws together!  It was purring like crazy!  I was seriously hugged by a cat!  How did it know that was exactly what I needed?  I told the vet when he came in that the cat hugged me and all he said was, "Yeah, he does that."  It was an amazing experience.

Wyoming Weekend and Hannah Graduates

     Friday morning I got up early and got ready then got Scott awake somehow and we took off, me driving to Salina to pick up Leah.  David took her to meet us.  When we arrived, I ran into Dillons to pee and they three were standing out by the car.  David and Scott were dressed exactly the same which Leah got a kick out of.  Leah gave Scott a sweet birthday card that she had painted.  David gave me a nice hug.
     Off we went to Laramie.  It didn't seem like a long drive on the way there.  I drove as far as I could go, until we needed gas and food at Goodland, about 12, I think.  We ate at Subway then got gas.  I napped for a good, long time, until almost Denver.  I read and played angry birds on my phone.  We stopped at Ft Collins and I drove the rest of the way.  We pulled into Laramie about 4:30 Laramie time.
     I like Laramie.  Its kind of a dump but classic and western.  The people there are stylish in an extremely casual, comfortable way.  Kind of edgy, I guess.  Most of the guys don't comb their hair and it looks ok.  The girls are all casual but I saw no work out kind of clothes at all.
     I arrived at the blue house and Rob was outside.  He shook a big stick in greeting us then gave us all great hello hugs.  We went inside and sat down.  I had seen the downstairs of the blue house, but not the upstairs.  Hannah lives with 6 guys and 2 other girls.  The house is a lot like Laramie--dumpy but stylish and interesting.  There was cool art everywhere and musical instrument and books and stuff.  Hannah and Larry and Joanna arrived from walking around campus so we hugged and talked awhile and took a few photos then walked to the big open, grassy part of campus and sat down.  It was gorgeous out.  We chatted and watched people play catch for awhile then decided we were hungry.
     We checked into our hotel (I won't go into details but I will not ever use Expedia again and I won't even stay at a Ramada Inn again).  Enough said about that.
     We went back to get Hannah and also Calee and met up at our traditional arrival night restaurant, Corona Village.  I always eat too much and enjoy it very much.  Rob had to work and couldn't join us.  We had planned to all go change and rest up a but then were were going to go hear Hannah's friends' band but Scott couldn't wake up.  I was fine reading in the hotel room and went to bed early.
     We got up Saturday morning and I went down to breakfast (what a joke) then called the girls.  Scott still couldn't get up so I went to the house and we went to Coal Creek for a cinnamon roll and vanilla steamer. Yum.  Back at the house,  we visited with Patrick and his brother for awhile.  Patrick hugged me hello then apologized.  He said, "I probably stink like a swamp because I fell inone earlier today."  He's a hoot.  Hannah's roommates are all so very nice.  Tyler even went with us to graduation.  (Scott did wake up in time to go:).
     Graduation was pretty typical except that their stadium is round on the outside.  It was fun to see Hannah graduate.  She wore cowboy boots because she thought that was fitting.  She had on a little, lacy off white strapless dress and cowboy boots.  She looked amazing. ( I will upload some pics on this at some point:). We stayed until she crossed the stage and then left and waited at the house.
     After graduation, we visited for awhile then went downtown to eat at the Thai restaurant.  It was fancy and good.  We then said good bye to Joanna and Larry (they stopped by the house to pick up an amazing metal art piece that Hannah made and gave us that wouldn't fit in the car).  We spent the evening sitting around Hannah's kitchen table playing scrabble with all the roommates.  It was a very enjoyable evening.  They got out the snake at one point and I snapped some photos.
     The ride home was memorable.  It was odd to say goodbye to Laramie knowing that Hannah probably won't live there much longer, but it wasn't sad because we were taking her home with us this time.  We crammed 4 of us and a whole load of Hannah's belongings into the car.  Hannah downsized her things to only those that will fit into a car since she is going to work conservation in Wyoming for Ameri-corp for the summer and then live in Rob's car with him while deciding where they want to go next.  It sounds really exciting and adventurous.   So in the car, they threw starburst wrappers in my hair, beat on my seat with a wooden spoon, poked me with the spoon, fed me almonds with the same spoon and whined pretty much the whole time I was driving.  We stopped for a strange meal at Burger King.  (We were the only ones in the restaurant the entire time and yet they called our number to tell us our meal was ready) in some tiny place in Colorado.  The drive took forever due to a huge traffic jam in Denver and then swinging all the way out to Newton to drop off Leah.  That and we had back packs and art stuffed all around us in the car.  We said goodbye to Leah then I drove from Newton in the rain.  Not fun.
    Today it was awesome to be home.  I was able to take care of two appts--the doctor to tell me I probably have a torn rotater cuff, set up physical therapy, and go to the chiropractor.  I also grocery shopped and napped and did laundry and went for a walk.  It was beautiful out and I enjoyed visiting with Hannah in between.  It will be weird to go back to work tomorrow.  Then I pick up Joel at the airport on Wednesday!