Olde Glory Days 2019 and More

I'm a bit behind on my blog, but I don't think I posted about Mark and Mary coming to visit us a couple of Sundays ago.  They brought us a beautiful bouquet of roses which lasted for a whole week - pretty good in this heat, and also brought veggies/dip and bread.  We were so happy to have them for the day, and it was nice to have just the four of us to visit - like the old days before kids/grandkids (although it is the best when the kids and grandkids are here).  I fixed Mark and me liver and onions, and since the in-laws don't like that, I had chicken for them - mashed potatoes and gravy for all, lemon pie and chocolate cake.  A lovely day.

On Tuesday, July 2, I had my 4-month check with the oncologist (first with my new oncologist at KU, Dr. Manana Elia, and I got a clean bill of health.  I am going for genetic counseling July 15 and will see Dr. Elia in November.  Ron and I had a great prime rib sandwich lunch at The Red Door, and then we went to the Todds to spend the night.  They had swim team psyche night, so we waited until the next morning to bring the kids back to Clinton with us for Olde Glory Days (OGD).

Wednesday morning, we started the morning at The Shack for breakfast before traveling to Clinton.  We made mints, frosted cookies, a duck tape wallet, crafts and just had fun on Wednesday.  I fixed BBQ meatballs and rice (Peyton's favorite dish of mine) for dinner.  Amanda and Chad ate when they arrived which was a little bit after dinner due to traffic and the delivery of their new refrigerator being late.

Thursday was the big day around here.  Amanda, Chad, Garrison and Grandpa played 16 holes of golf first thing.  Peyton and I made slime and shopped at Walmart for her camp items.  It was fun.  We all had lunch when they arrived - ham sliders, corn dip, little weenies wrapped in bacon, etc.  It rained, so we had to postpone our plans to go to OGD after lunch until 4 p.m. for the pig races, the juggling show and carnival rides.  Peyton and Garrison went to the Sponsor Dinner with us and enjoyed the magic of the Fishin' Magician who they remembered from years past.  Ananda and Chad went to Smith's for dinner and enjoyed a semi-date night.  We got back together at the carnival for more rides and playing the dart and shooting games.  The kids enjoyed winning stuffed animals.

Friday was a bust.  They had planned to play golf again, but we had 9 inches of rain, so we rented a movie, played games, played cards, Amanda played the piano for us, Peyton and I played Heart and Soul (she has it memorized now),  and just relaxed around the house.  We went to Pizza Glen for dinner, however, even those plans didn't work out - it was packed, and there was a long wait, so Amanda sent us home with the kiddos, and she and Chad stayed and ordered our pizza and salad take out.  We discussed going somewhere else, but Amanda had her heart set on Pizza Glen.  It was tasty!
We had a more relaxed night, so the kids decided to take baths in the jacuzzi tub and enjoyed soaking and watching their iPads.

Saturday morning, they packed up and left for the lake to visit Chad's parents for the day.  They enjoyed jet skis and swimming in the lake and were home by 7 p.m.

We enjoyed a low-key Saturday and then went to church on Sunday for our new minister's first Sunday.

We felt blessed to be able to enjoy OGDs since we didn't get to take any of the events in last year due to my health issues.  God is good, and we are blessed.