Monday, April 20, 2015

Monday Munchkins

We had a thunderstorm in the middle of the night...with rather strong winds. First thing this morning, Woody spent about an hour outside picking up branches that had been blown down and still probably didn't get them all. He left to run errands before I started school with Isaac. Elijah came over and read another Dick and Jane story and then I read him a book that had a Viking in it...which got him interested in knowing more about Vikings. We headed to Grammy's iPad and looked at info about Vikings on several kids' sites and even found a short video. Then it was time for Esther to read, then Joy. After Joy read, Woody and I headed over to their house to get instructions from Kathy as to what needed to be done with and for the children over the next several hours. Nathan and Kathy had dermotologist appointments in Murfreesboro. They go to the same dermotologist as Woody does. As soon as I heard lunch instructions, etc. then Abigail and I headed over to our house to finish up her doll dress and then get ready for her next sewing project...a pair of shorts. The pattern is pinned to the fabric...so that project is started. At that point, it was time for lunch at their house. Not long after lunch it was time for Graham to come over here and read...so we broke away and left the rest of the gang with Goosey (Woody). After Graham, Elijah came over for his "long time" with me. He wanted to sew on fabric today. So he chose a stitch and then sewed a straight line and then would pivot and eventually made a shape that ended where he started off...a good way for him to learn how to control speed and move around on the fabric. While we were over here the mailman delivered a box of children's books that I had ordered for the church library...a privelege for the church librarian's grandchildren is to get to read them first if they would like. Elijah and I read a couple and then I took a couple over and read them to Isaac later on (and several others listened in too). Nathan and Kathy got home around 4pm and Woody and I headed home. Woody decided that tonight was a good night to try a new recipe that he had gotten ingredients for at the store on Saturday...Supreme Crispy Quinoa Vegetable Burgers. We shared the task of getting the various ingredients prepped for the burgers. I have never been very fond of veggie burgers. I will say that these were better than ones that I have had before...not exactly as tasty as a juicy all-beef hamburger...but edible and as Woody says this recipe is a keeper and we will make them again. Woody has now gone to The Life Care Center to turn the TV to a baseball game for the gentleman that Woody does Bible Study with. Woody asked him this morning if he wanted the game on tonight and he let Woody know that he did by showing him with his eyes. Can you imagine being so totally dependant on people to do things for you...what would be a simple thing to do for most of us is impossible for him to do...change the channel on the TV...and unless someone knows that he wants to watch baseball he wouldn't get to. Luckily Woody has found several interests of this man's by asking "yes" and "no" questions and is trying to help vary his existence a bit. Woody said that he wouldn't want to lie in bed all day and only have the history channel on...the only channel Woody has ever seen his TV tuned to. I am going to go turn on the drier and then fold clothes while watching Dancing With the Stars. Then I will have to pull together whatever I want to take with me in the morning when we head off to Vanderbilt. We have to leave very early as they have asked him to be there by 8:00...and one never knows how long it will take to get there with morning rush hour traffic. Sometimes it takes hours and hours and sometimes we sail right in with no delays. Tomorrow is only a PET scan appointment..."maybe" we won't be there for hours and hours and hours...time will tell!

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