Tuesday

Today was a lot like yesterday. Christine is in a MUCH better place. Wow, I have my daughter back instead of someone/thing else! Oh, growing up.

Nats and Robert took the truck and met some friends at their apartment to unload everything. Natalie heard back from the financial aid department and she is good to go with her tuition. That is a relief for them. Robert should hear shortly on his. That way their loans will go more in the living expense category instead of tuition.

I had a horrible headache yesterday. Today that is gone, but I'm still so out of it. Christine and I did some tidying up and took on the task of getting the trees watered. For many years, they had not been taken care of very well--very minimally if at all. You can see where many were lost and just cut off at the base. It makes me sad. So little by little we are getting the landscaping back in shape. Last year we cleared out a ton of scrub oak that had just been running amuck. The trees have space now and are beginning to thrive. We had a LOT of new growth this year and they look 'happy'. My family thinks I'm nuts, but I go out and talk to them and touch them and take care of them. They may be skeptical, but I believe it's working! Haha! Their branches point up and out now and are more full. The quakies leaves just dance in the breeze. Okay, maybe I am nuts! In all the scrub oak clearing, we found some little groves of Maples that we didn't realize were there. They are just thriving. Lush and full this year and we have discovered some new ones starting. Such a different landscaping than at home in CA. I enjoy the difference and the blessing to experience both.

I found some Tilapia in the freezer, so I cooked that up for dinner. Had canned green beans from the food storage. Not a favorite with the family, but I love them. Made some noodles and dressed them up with some butter and a little parsley, thyme, salt and pepper. Not a bad dinner for no grocery shopping.

More Olympics. Track and field has started this week. Some people don't like that as much as the swimming and gymnastics. I love the energy of a good race. I love the hurdles. My brother ran track in high school and I so enjoyed going to his meets. He did the hurdles and relays. So that part of the summer olympics takes me back to those happy times. I've really become a couch potato with the Olympics this time. Go USA!