Life at the Lillie Pad

Mar. 2, 2008
My Weekend in Words

For the most part this was a very restful weekend. Friday was my big day to do nothing but what I wanted to do and that's what I did. The only work I did was to quickly throw chili in the crockpot. I spent the morning reading blogs, namely mine. I forget so much of what I've written that it was nice to take a little trip down memory lane. I also read a few other blogs too.

For lunch the kids and I took my Uncle Manuel to his favorite dining establishment, Chik-fil-a. It was his 80th birthday, but being that he was born on leap day he says he's only 20. I don't know how else to describe my Uncle Manuel other than to say he's a "character". He's definitely one of a kind. He always wears overalls, has more friends than anybody that I know, and doesn't know the meaning of the words "slow down" or "old age". He's a junk dealer (think Sanford and Son) and on his flea market days he stills gets up at 3:30 a.m. and works 12-14 hour days. He's hilariously funny and loves my kids to pieces. We had actually gone to his birthday party last Sunday afternoon, but we wanted to do something special for his actual birthday and, believe me, he was more than happy to oblige us.

I can't exactly remember what I did in the afternoon, possibly played a few games of Mahjong. On Friday night I dropped the kids off at a youth group function, stopped at a few clothing stores to shop briefly, and then came home and watched The Price is Right and a movie, Saving Sarah Cain, with my mother-in-law.

On Saturday I was having my quiet time when my husband called. He and my daughter had gone to buy her some cleats and they happened to pass by my cousin Teresa's in-law's house. This was so weird because they are never in that area, but as they passed by they noticed an ambulance and fire truck so John called to tell me. I called Teresa on her cell phone and she was actually at their house. Her mother-in-law had fallen down unconscious on the floor and her father-in-law had called 911 just before Teresa and her husband had stopped by for a visit. Unfortunately, this didn't turn out well. Her mother-in-law had a massive brain hemorrhage and this morning they had to make the heart wrenching decision to remove her from life support. However, at last report she was breathing and her heart was still beating despite the doctor's report that she was a hopeless case. Until I hear otherwise, I'll still believe for a miracle. She is one fine, upstanding lady and I have always liked her very well. She knows the Lord so if she passes she will be fine, but I know they would all like a chance to tell her goodbye at least one more time.

The rest of Saturday morning and afternoon was spent catching up on a few domestic duties and doing some preliminary reading to prepare for my next writing projects. Last night Melissa and I made a quick trip to Wal-mart and then went to Cracker Barrel for supper. Yum!

Today was church- I love my church! Then I did a little ironing while my husband and daughter prepared lunch. After lunch my husband and I headed out for our date. Today we went to Latta Plantation here and sat on a bench overlooking the lake. It was so peaceful, one of my favorite ways to spend our date. I was reminded that He leads me beside quiet waters. We talked and enjoyed the sights and sounds of people having fun on a gorgeous day in the park. We saw all sorts of people walking all sorts of dogs. Boats were zipping by occasionally. Kids were scampering barefoot at the water's edge. An older guy was sitting at a picnic bench strumming his guitar and singing, Hallelujah and other songs and when he finished the folks having picnics on the grass would clap. A group of teenagers got us to take pictures of them with about four different cameras. The winds blew gently, tiny water ripples glistened in the sun, and I cuddled with my hubby. The very best date!

After that we headed to Wal-mart. Talk about a stark contrast! I hate that store and today it was wall-to-wall people. We only went because we needed toothpaste and I wanted to get this cheap computer stand we'd seen there before. I finally ended the computer stand search today and just went with the plain old cheapy. You've never seen two people get the heck out of dodge as fast as we got through that Wal-mart and safely back to the land of the peaceful.

Tonight I'm here blogging and watching dumb shows on T.V. The rest of the family is scattered around the house doing a variety of things. Tomorrow is back to usual at the OK corral.

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