I still can't believe we are already into September. So what happened from my May post through now?
- We had a small garden. I canned 3 batches of tomatoes.
- Put up several pints of spiced apples (sugar free). Still have 1/2 a bucket to go.
- Made batch 1 of 2 of grape jelly. I might not pick any more.
- We've had three different hens hatch out biddies, and one more that wants to but we're not letting her.
- We put burlap around the pecan trees in hopes of stopping the worms from getting to the nuts. It's supposed to take 3-4 years of wrapping & spraying before they're gone.
- Spent 3 mornings fishing with Bobby's great-nephews.
- Worked a summer election, called a 2nd primary (essentially a run-off) and helped with the hand-eye count afterwards.
- We purchased a new van.
- New van went back to the shop the 2nd week we had it and we still do not have it back. It is now at the Chrysler dealership as the problem is not the lift or adaptive equipment. The company will "rent" us a van free of charge to go to Alabama in October if ours is not ready by then.
- I was rear-ended and only went to get it evaluated because my husband insisted. Found out there is a possibility they will total it if the frame is damaged as they fear. I like my car. I hope the end of next week I get a call saying it is fixable. (It goes in the shop a week from today.)
- My sister-in-law had someone back into her (while she was parked at the gym). She gets her car repaired the same time.
- My niece had someone t-bone her van and hers is an ongoing mess. Turns out the family doesn't have any insurance at all.
- The board and committee chairs for the quilt guild has met twice and we are running full steam ahead for our new guild year which kicks off two weeks from today. I am the program chair once again (my last year) and only have one more slot to fill for the year. Still need to create a contract and get those emailed out to speakers.
- Bobby had a routine colonoscopy and we have now followed up with genetic testing. We should get the results in another week. Neither of us expect them to find anything, but if they do, then his doctor wants us to consider a surgery. We both think that is excessively extreme for benign polyps.
- Bobby's annual urology visit did not go as expected. We were fully expecting to hear "Everything looks good. See you next year Bryans." Instead we now have a visit with a specialist at UNC Chapel Hill to see what options are available for an x-large kidney stone in a bad spot. Since that stone was not on the scans a year ago, and he has had a previous sepsis infection from kidney stones, we mistakenly thought we'd have already had an appt by now. (We got the news the end of July.) Our appointment is for the first week of November...right in the middle of early voting.
- In June I went to Sand Dollar Island with a friend from church for a day. I enjoyed it, even if the ferry ride and the island wasn't exactly what I was expecting. I think I might try and go again the end of November or the first of March when everything hasn't been so picked over.
And that is everything I can think of off the top of my head. It's been a long day, and tomorrow will be busy as well. Happy September everyone.
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