Coffee and cake

Friends

If it’s Tuesday, it’s time for coffee. A group of my friends meets every Tuesday morning at Sissy’s in Seymour for coffee. Today we also met for Kathy’s birthday.

I’m holding bread, ready to give Kathy her gift. Kathy is on the far right.

For quite a few weeks, I didn’t make it to coffee. I was too afraid to leave Bob’s side when he was just starting his cancer treatment. Today I thought Bob well enough so I could leave the house for an hour.

Everyone knows what gift I bring for birthdays. Each person gets fresh-made bread, still warm from my oven for their special day–last week I brought 3 loaves, catching up on birthdays I had missed earlier in the year.

Because I can’t count on Bob remembering exactly what pills to take at 11, I left after one cup of coffee and no cake. Of course my friends didn’t let me out of Sissy’s without cake. They sent me home with a big slice, enough for both Bob and me. Yum.

Coffee Tuesdays always leave me with a good feeling, even if I have to leave early. Today was special because of Kathy’s birthday, but really, any time spent with friends is good.

Happy Birthday, Kathy!

A lovely day

Cancer update, Family

Today Rachel and two of her brood drove up from Sun Prairie. Eli and Arianna, our nine-year-old grandtwins, were on spring break. The three of them came to take Grandpa Bob to his Oncology checkup. The checkup went fine and we had a lot of fun with our company.

While we waited to go to the afternoon appointment, Rachel helped me with my blog setup. She also cleared up a lot of things on my web site. Now let’s hope I don’t mess things up on my computer.

The twins put together a 300 piece puzzle on the dining room table. The day was fun, productive, and especially good because Bob had good numbers from his blood tests.

Eli and Arianna had a good start on this puzzle.

April 14, 2019 Remembering Mom and Dad

Memories

I can’t let April go by without thinking of Mom and Dad. Dad’s birthday was April 10th and Mom’s April 19th–Bob’s Dad’s birthday was April 13 and my Aunt Leona’s was April 1. When I was a kid April was the best month for eating cake and celebrating.

Though all four are gone now I can’t help but think of them. This year I will continue to celebrate their lives, remembering the good times.

Dad loved playing music. He had guitars, harmonicas, and accordions. In warm weather, he’d build a campfire and we’d sing old songs in the front yard.

Mom wasn’t musical, but she’d sing, too. One of their favorite songs was Let me call you Sweetheart. They also liked the Tennessee Waltz. I don’t think I can hear either of those songs without thinking of my parents.

Happy Birthday, Dad and Mom. Your memory still lives on.

April 13, 2019 Still looks like winter

Weather

 Snow in April isn’t as much fun for us now as it used to be when we were kids.

Back in ancient times, I loved getting out to sled down the hills around our home. Snowmen were rolled and built, but most fun came from snowball fights with cousins–until I got hit too many times by Cousin George.

Today I’m staying inside trying to figure out how to do some things on my computer. Updating this blog is one of my chores. Hope this posts okay and one or two people check it out.

Who knows how long our newspapers will want my column. The Wisconsin State Farmer has me down to 4 Fridays a months. So if you missed me a couple of weeks ago it was the fifth Friday of March.

Now time to get Bob his 11 am pills…..He’s doing pretty good by the way.