No new pictures this time. I haven't taken any in a while.
Just celebrated Lewis's mom's 80th birthday last wk. We visited them in Sun City West on Saturday for the day & took them to lunch & then again on Sun morning for breakfast. Then we went over to my mom's house to be with the family. My nephew Adam was there. Looking better.
Adam went to Cancun a wk & a half ago for spring break & became violently ill. Hotel doctor put him on an IV for 3 days & suggested to his 2 friends that they get him home. As soon as he got home, Cath & Dennis took him to the hospital, eventually found he had a bleeding ulcer. Poor kid's just 19. Doctor put him on medication. He's starting to look better & gaining some weight back. He missed some college & work, but he's anxious to get back to his life. He's a go-getter.
While all of that was happening, his 12-yr old sister, Natalie was riding around the neighborhood with her friend in her friend's parents' golf cart. They backed out of a driveway & smashed into someone's truck. Cath & Dennis & the parents of the other girl are splitting the cost of the repairs & sweet little Natalie is forbidden from riding in the golf cart again. She's not happy about that.
Alex has decided to go out for track. He's normally basketball & baseball, but the coach called him one night & asked if he would give it a try. Seems to like it. He did the long jump but said it hurt his back, so now he's doing the running. He's got those long legs! Lewis or I pick him up at school every night at 5:00 now.
"Arsenic & Old Lace" was a wonderful show - - just like the movie. We went with our friends, Rick & Gail after going to Appian Way Italian Restaurant for dinner. Very good food. Very nice place. The theatre is less than 1 minute from the restaurant.
My friend Robin had a little get-together last night at a place called Dream Dinners. You can go there & make up your own dinners, put in as much of whatever spices you like, buy them & take them home & freeze them. Pull one packet out of the freezer each night for dinner the next night. We made pecan crusted chicken last night. The one pack has 3 chicken breasts in it. Perfect for our family of 3. There are about 25 different selections for each month. I brought the menus home for Lewis to check out since he's the cook in the family. What a great idea this is! We will be eating pecan crusted chicken tonight.
The photographer is ready with the album from Alex's bar mitzvah, but we were told the album we selected has a different cover now, so I have to go in & check it out to see if I want that one or another type of album. Is nothing easy?
If anyone cares, Fleetwood Mac will be touring in early 2009. Just read it in "USA Today" this morning. Once again, don't miss the pictures of Mick & me at the very very end of this blog. I know you've seen those pictures a thousand times, but I still can't believe I was actually with him! I'm such an autograph hound.
(Recently received an autographed picture of Jose Feliciano. Lewis doesn't know why I'd want it, but I love him. It will make a nice addition to my autograph albums.)
I'm still looking for an autographed pictured of Bon Jovi & Journey with Steve Perry. That will be difficult since Steve Perry hasn't been with the band for a while. I would settle just for an autograph of Steve Perry alone, without the band. Another legendary band I'd like to have is Van Halen. And the Doobie Brothers. And Bruce Springsteen. Oh, it really goes on & on. It's a great little hobby. Just have to keep me off of eBay. I've been writing to them now instead of buying the autographs/photos on eBay like I used to. That got to be expensive. And my husband wasn't too happy about it.
Two days ago, while Lewis was at a gas station he was approached by a guy who asked him if he wanted to buy a home theatre system. We already have a home theatre system. A good one. But this one was $3,500.00 & the guy was offering to sell it to Lewis for $150.00 Yes, that says one hundred fifty dollars. Reduced from three thousand something. Lewis, who doesn't trust anyone - - bought it ! The guy followed him to the bank so he could give him cash. Cash ! Came home, took it out of the boxes, realized it was plastic junk, looked it up on the internet & found the word "scam" all over the place. Needless to say, he was very distressed. Now what? He took it in our bedroom & tried to hook it up to the tv in there. Came out a few minutes later only to tell me it wasn't working. I said, "Did you honestly expect more than that?" Again, he was more distressed. Not one to give up, he went back into the bedroom with more tools & more wire things & was gone for a very long time. Eventually, he came out to announce he had gotten it to work. But now what? It's sitting on the floor in our bedroom, looking very ugly. He said he might put it in the playroom to use when Alex & his friends watch a movie when Alex has a friend spend the night. I guess it could have been worse. It could have been $250.
My friends Deb Wilson & Nancy Black & I are looking forward to April 12. Our twice a year adventure into McDowell Mountain Ranch yard sales. Usually in April & October. From 7am to 11am. Then at 11:00 we go someplace for lunch. It's just a fun day of hanging out, buying stuff we don't need & eating food we shouldn't eat with friends we love to see. At 7am, Nancy & I are out the door, coffee in hand & a small ice chest filled with bottled water. Deb meets us about an hr later. I usually get books -- 25 cent paperbacks & 50 cent hardbacks. Reading as much as I do, this is heaven to me. Everyone has books to sell! Deb gets cookbooks & Nancy gets clothes & shoes. And somehow along the way we end up with a van filled with stuff we didn't need & don't know why we bought it. But it's the most fun day ! I always take the van because we never know how much stuff we'll find. It always ends up being a lot.
Lately, instead of being lazy & sitting on the couch reading when I come home from work, I sit at the computer & play Boggle. Now I'm hooked. It's a great word game. I've played all the free demos I can find until they ran out. Looks like I'm actually going to have to buy it now.
Alex & Lewis are still doing their fantasy basketball thing - or whatever it's called. They print out these brackets with team names on them, then they watch the games on tv & get all excited or upset because "that's not the team I picked" or "I should have picked that team." My nephews, brother-in-law, & some of their friends are in on this too. Little boys & big boys. There's really no difference, is there? Last season Alex was the big winner. He won $200.00 from his cousins, dad & uncle.
Alex was recently at the back specialist again. Once every 6 months. His kyphosis has not progressed. It hadn't progressed as of the last appointment either. The one doctor said, based on his age, height, & rate of growth, he fully expects that it will not get worse. It will never get better (without surgery), but it will not get worse either. But we still take him every 6 months with new x-rays. We were told it's a good idea to keep doing this until he's stopped growing. Based on that, we will probably continue taking him until he's 30. Everytime I look at him, he seems a foot taller. Size 13 shoe. He's bigger than his dad. We don't know how this happened because there are no tall people on either side of our families. I can't even give him a kiss without making him bend down. That's pure torture for the kid - having to kiss his mom.
That's all for now. Lewis, Alex & Sparky send their love.
Hugs,
Candace
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