I'd had enough moping about and I needed to stay busy, and to keep eating. My family really helped out in this area. On Tuesday I'm not sure what I did in the morning, but I know that Claudia came with her friend to do some cleaning shortly after lunchtime. But speaking of lunchtime, I couldn't find anything I wanted to eat in the house, so I just kind of layed around and felt hungry."For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." Hebrews 4:12
Zac with Caleb and Caleb's stuff, in May
Then shortly after Claudia left Zac and Caleb came by to visit. They hadn't had lunch, so we soon went to lunch at Nicholas's, where we shared a mezza. It's do nice that Zac doesn't seem to get tired of eating mezza, and that he's terrific about coming over to keep me company. I must don't do so well all by myself for long. Actually, I think that Zac has the same problem. This works. And it's so nice to eat a good lunch, even if it's at 2:30 in the afternoon. Then I think that after lunch both Caleb and I needed a bit of a nap. Then eventually Zac left to go get Sarah down town.
Caleb and Sarah
I'm not sure what we did for dinner, as I had eaten a late lunch, perhaps we went to ChaChaCha for a cheese quasadilla, I'm not sure. But I do know that we watched a great baseball game. The Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 7 to 6 in a really sea-saw game in Kansas City. And the pitcher was the Australian Ryan Rowland-Smith. It's always good to see him do well.
Mariners' starting pitcher Ryan Rowland-Smith
Have I mentioned that I love baseball.
Wednesday my sister was due in town. Now that's no small feat, as she and her daughter Clarice were driving up from Los Angeles. The headed out on Tuesday, and were to stop in Ashland to see Much Ado About Nothing, which was set in Italy in the 1940s.
Zac and Caleb came by again (I think) and we went to eat at Petit Provence with Annie. Zac had eaten already, but he was very willing to go to lunch with me. I had a cup of soup, Annie had a cup of French onion soup, and Zac had a chocolate mouse dessert, and Caleb had a good time. Afterwards we went to the toy store called Grasshopper, where I appreciated being about to sit down, and Caleb had a wonderful time. It really is a nice children's store. Zac bought Caleb a little wooden rattle that looked like a ladybug. Unfortunately, when we got home the rattle came apart. Not good. Zac swept up all the little beads that were inside the rattle, and carefully separated them from what else got swept up by the sweeper.
Zac and Caleb and Annie left, and soon afterwards Riley arrived home early, which was so good of him, as we were going to be going to dinner with not only Nancy and Clarice, but my Mom and Dad, who always need to eat early because that's what really old people do. I had it in mind that we would eat either at Pho Van or Nicholas's. Everyone arrived shortly before six, and it was quickly agreed that we would go to Nicholas's. That was great with me, and my Mom said it was fine with her. We had taken my parents there in the winter, where we had to stand outside in the cold, and when we got inside it was of course loud and full of strange people.
Me and Clarice and Nancy and Beth,all trying to look as thin as possiple.
Zac and Caleb came by again (I think) and we went to eat at Petit Provence with Annie. Zac had eaten already, but he was very willing to go to lunch with me. I had a cup of soup, Annie had a cup of French onion soup, and Zac had a chocolate mouse dessert, and Caleb had a good time. Afterwards we went to the toy store called Grasshopper, where I appreciated being about to sit down, and Caleb had a wonderful time. It really is a nice children's store. Zac bought Caleb a little wooden rattle that looked like a ladybug. Unfortunately, when we got home the rattle came apart. Not good. Zac swept up all the little beads that were inside the rattle, and carefully separated them from what else got swept up by the sweeper.
Nancy and Sarah and a dinner party at my house.
Zac and Caleb and Annie left, and soon afterwards Riley arrived home early, which was so good of him, as we were going to be going to dinner with not only Nancy and Clarice, but my Mom and Dad, who always need to eat early because that's what really old people do. I had it in mind that we would eat either at Pho Van or Nicholas's. Everyone arrived shortly before six, and it was quickly agreed that we would go to Nicholas's. That was great with me, and my Mom said it was fine with her. We had taken my parents there in the winter, where we had to stand outside in the cold, and when we got inside it was of course loud and full of strange people.
Sarah and Zac and Caleb in Tennessee.
We all had a wonderful time at Nicholas's. We ordered mezza for two, with a kafta and skewered lamb, spinach pie, and majadra. We just about ate it all, and then we finished off with baklava, which my mother loved, as did Clarice. I actually couldn't taste the baklava, and my mother quickly accepted the remains of mine. My sister had also talked my Dad into a strawberry lemonade, which he insisted he didn't want, but I could see that he really liked it. In the end my sister paid for the whole dinner, which had been her plan all along. She was very delighted at how inexpensive the whole dinner was. She was obviously coming at this from an L.A. point of view. But then, it was inexpensive for six people. It was most likely less that $30.
It was so nice to get together with my sister, and I was in very good spirits when everyone left. We then, of course, settle in to watch baseball - another good game. The Mariners beat the Royals 11 to 6.
We all had a wonderful time at Nicholas's. We ordered mezza for two, with a kafta and skewered lamb, spinach pie, and majadra. We just about ate it all, and then we finished off with baklava, which my mother loved, as did Clarice. I actually couldn't taste the baklava, and my mother quickly accepted the remains of mine. My sister had also talked my Dad into a strawberry lemonade, which he insisted he didn't want, but I could see that he really liked it. In the end my sister paid for the whole dinner, which had been her plan all along. She was very delighted at how inexpensive the whole dinner was. She was obviously coming at this from an L.A. point of view. But then, it was inexpensive for six people. It was most likely less that $30.
Clarice and her puppy.
It was so nice to get together with my sister, and I was in very good spirits when everyone left. We then, of course, settle in to watch baseball - another good game. The Mariners beat the Royals 11 to 6.
Seattle Mariners' Jack Wilson (brand new to the team) scores before the tag from Kansas City Royals catcher Miguel Olivo on a triple by Mariners' catcher Rob Johnson in the seventh inning.
Exodus 33:19
And [the LORD] said [to Moses], " I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the LORD before you; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion on whom I will show compassion.".
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