Week in Review

Alright, so it has been more than a week but two weeks in review as a title just doesn't cut it. It has been a sort of interesting couple of weeks but let's see if this old mind can remember what happened. One of the things that I have been been working on is getting the pool repaired. The liner was ripping badly and we decided to get it relined, a not inexpensive project. After getting different quotes we decided to get the job done. One of the caveats was that it had to be done by the week of June 8 so my grand daughter Brittney who is turning 16 could have a pool party at our house on June 13. Also my daughter Michele and the kids are coming that week and the pool has to be usable. The pool was drained more than two weeks ago to take measurements and I was getting very apprehensive when I wasn't seeing any progress. After many calls and visits to the pool place i was assured that the job would be done in time for the party. We went shopping Saturday morning and when we returned there was a truck in the driveway from the pool place and the pool was being repaired. It looks awesome and as i sit here it is still filling and should be ready for the party and arrival of my grandchildren who hopefully will spend many hours enjoying the pool. Kim and i plan to use it more also, but time will tell.

Last Sunday i got another ant/bug bite on my foot. Ever since the leukemia if i get a bug bite i wind up with blisters and all sorts of problems. I still don't get any sympathy though so life goes on. But let me tell you this was nasty. There was a blister on my foot the size of a ping pong ball and it was gross. Thankfully my loving wife actually likes that kind of thing and has been taking care of it all week. Couldn't help it, i had to post at least one picture. There were actually three more bites but luckily for you i can't seem to locate those pics. Suffice it to say that between the welling and all the stuff that goes with it it has been an interesting week. It has actually been healing very well but for some reason it seems to be is swelling up again. Probably because i have been on my feet working on the pool and the house to get it all ready for my grandchildren which i know they will appreciate.

Work has been interesting also. Even though it has not been exceptionally busy there seems to be a lot going on. Probably because i was planning on taking off last Friday so i could get some things done around the house and at our church. Thursday it seems that all kinds of things were going on and i even got a few calls Friday while i was off. Of course if i didn't get any calls i would think that no one even noticed that i wasn't there. I managed to get some odd jobs done around the house [honey-dews] and do a couple of A-V things at the church. Just being off work and doing other things was great.

I am looking forward to seeing Michele and the kids and even Steve will be here for a few days in the next couple of weeks. I know it will disrupt my normal routine but it is going to be a nice time of family get togethers. We are looking forward to barbecues and pool parties and going to the beach and just enjoying time together. Kim and i have determined that this year we are going to enjoy this beautiful place that we live in. I spent a lot of time during the spring landscaping and trying to make the house look nice and other that routine maintenance the rest will have to wait till next year. It actually looks pretty nice around the old homestead and we just want to enjoy it.

I am probably forgetting something but this old mind can't seem to remember what it might be. All i can say is that i am most blessed. I have a loving family, good health, a job and so much to be thankful for. Kim and i have our devotional time every morning and i thank God for my loving wife, family, church and His never ending watch care. What more could a man ask for?