Father's Day 2016

It was a great week.  I graduated from out-patient physical therapy on Tuesday!!!  Yay!!!!  My straightness measurement was down to zero (from 12 when I started therapy) and my bend was at 115 (up from 110), so they felt I could do just fine by doing my exercises at home instead of coming there 2 times a week.  I was happy to accommodate!!!  It was 1 day before the 7 week anniversary of the surgery, so I was pleased.

Amanda, Chad, Peyton and Garrison went to the Royals game on Monday night and sat in Spring's Crown Seats (right behind home plate, on the front row) with all the food and drink provided that you want.  Amanda said Garrison ate, and ate, and ate - 8 different things - and he ate all of the things he chose!!!!  They went to the game again on Sunday - Father's Day - but - they did not sit in the Crown Seats - rather the nosebleed seats.  Amanda said that Garrison kept asking, "when are they going to bring me some food".  No buddy - not today!!!!

The picture above is of the hydrangea plant that was sent to us when Mom passed away last year.  I planted it out back and figured it would never come back up - but it did - AND, it bloomed!!!!  I am so pleased and think of Mom every time I look at it.

Our dining room furniture left the house today for a new home.  It was kind of sad.  We purchased the  china cabinet when we lived on Monrovia, so it was 34 or 35 years old.  The table and chairs we inherited from the Arthurs, so it had memories too, but we needed to make room for our "new" dining room furniture we bought from our neighbors who are moving that has a table that with the leaves will be large enough for our entire family at Thanksgiving and other family gatherings - will seat 12.  The china cabinet is about 12 inches wider than our old one too.  6 chairs and a server.  We will get it next Sunday.  After church today, we packed up all the dishes from the china cabinet, so they are sitting around in boxes all over the living room.   Amanda's bedroom furniture left for a new home the week before.  Our bedroom furniture will go down there - our "new" furniture from the neighbor will come next Sunday as well.

Yesterday, we went to Overland Park for the day.  We visited at Amanda's for a little while with them and with Chad's parents before we all went to The Blue Moose for a Father's Day lunch - a day early. Amanda and Chad treated all of us to a lovely time and lunch.  Then we all went to Garrison's t-ball game.  He played on field #25 this week which has covered bleachers for spectators.  There was a nice breeze - so we didn't even get hot.  It was fun.  Garrison played his best game yet.  Peyton had fun with her friend, Claire, helping out in the dug out and playing around.

I fixed ham, mashed potatoes and gravy and fresh green beans for lunch - it tasted so good.

Not much else happened this week.  We are blessed for sure!!!!!