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The May election has come and gone. Mom's heart cath went well, though the follow-up with her specialist that was to happen this week has still not been schedule...evidently he's only seeing patients 4 days during the month of June and those are all booked...so her 2 week follow-up to change the medications based on test results won't happen until JULY. I'm more than ready for her to find a new doctor. On the upside the heart is healthy and previous conditions have not worsened or flared back up, so we are very thankful for the report we did receive.

My nephew graduated from high school. I was so excited about going and possibly seeing old friends, and then the rains came. CHS was the only school in the county (I think) who did not move it inside. Had they moved it indoors, each senior would have been limited to 6 tickets, as opposed to no limit seating on the football field. Seniors held their ground and it was outside, come rain or shine. But due to the clouds, Bobby stayed at the house with my Dad and brother and sister-in-law. So just Mom and I made the trek. Mom was worn out before we left, so we didn't head to the field for pictures afterward but headed home. We were leaving the next morning anyway, so it was just as well. I did get to see one old classmate - his youngest was graduating as well.

We came home and I was able to cut the grass before the rains came and get the laundry done, then after church we hung out with Bobby's baby sister and her family who were in from TN. I managed a quick run to Target to pick up meds and a few things we needed, and Monday we were running errands and trying to get things done around the house. Tuesday we headed to Ocean Isle (where his Mom and sis & fam were) for 2 nights. In the past we've either gone for the day or stayed for one day, but this is one of the few times we've actually stayed two nights. And it was a much needed break. The kids are older so everyone was a little more free to do their own things. I swam, did my water aerobics in the heated pool, walked in the ocean at my own pace, observing shells and small fish, and we went sightseeing/browsing one day. It was a tad bit hard getting back into the grind of laundry and errands and yardwork and such yesterday.

And now we're in June, which is turning out to be an insanely crazy month. Next week is finalizing details for 1st-3rd Kids Day Camp at church (which is the following week), and finalizing 3 quilt presentations with Quilts of Valor. Then we have Kids Day Camp, followed by a "catch up" week, then a week of VBS. The following week family will be in town as we celebrate another high school graduation, and then things are spotty for the remainder of July. There's a lot of other stuff going on, and hopefully I can post about them as details become more certain. I'm still a bit in panic mode that the six month of this year has begun. We should still be in February!!!!

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