All is fine, folks...

All is fine, folks...  We have not disappeared from the face of the earth. :)  Things have just been a bit hectic.  Here's a quick update; more on everything mentioned here later...

Most important event: Tim is ever so much better!  He was in the hospital for a few days this week, and it made an enormous difference to him.  He's eating (though food still doesn't taste good to him), his important blood indicators are being monitored carefully, and he's under treatment for all the issues they found (worst problem: blood calcium levels spiked way up).  His sense of humor is back, as is his color, and he's walking around without having to stop every five feet to rest.  He came over to visit us for an hour or so this afternoon, and ... we had the old Tim back.  It was so wonderful to see him looking so much better!

The granite folks were back on Friday to finish the granite installation on our grill cabinet, and we hooked everything up on Saturday.  Debbie cooked some salmon on it – and it was great!  The cabinet looks wonderful  When we get the drawers done, we'll have a real showpiece there...

On Friday my new mower was delivered, and what a magnificent beast it is!  It's by far the nicest mowing machine I've ever used – soft, sprung-and-shock-absorbed seat, smooth controls, flawless cutting.  It's also built like the proverbial tank.  Before I had two hours of use on it, I got a flat tire.  Hyrum Tire fixed that for me today for $12.97. 

Our lawn guys were here today with an infernal machine called a “core aerator”.  Basically it drills holes in our yard about ever 6", and spits the dirt “cores” out on the top.  It's supposed to improve the health of our grass, but it looks more like a grass torture machine to me...

On Saturday we had our driveway resealed, an all-day operation by a three man crew.  In order for them to do that, I had to clear everything off our pavement on Friday – and that took me the entire day.  I was exhausted by the time I was finished.

And momentarily our friends Jim and Michelle B. shall arrive for a week-long visit.  We can hardly wait!  Because of their visit, my posting will be intermittent again...