Get well gifts and my Amarillas

Four flowers on the spike and it is blooming in the summer!

From Jack, Amy, and Phillip

These two are from FEMA friends. FEMA friends are the best. They come from all over the country, but pull together when you need them. Even retired, FEMA friends are there for you. I am also lucky to have some non-FEMA friends and a wonderful family. When I was recovering from surgery, I had friends and family offer to come stay with me, offer to do errands and get groceries and take me to doctor appointments.

My yard

Some of you have asked about my yard. There are roses, irsis, lilly of the valley, and gladiola next to the house ( no picture). My garden is peace and relaxes and rejuvinates me. It was a Godsend when I was recovering from surgery. I sat outside, put my feet up, and read and sometimes just sat and looked at the flowers and the green.

Trip to WA

I left the Chicago area on Friday and drove straight through to Oak Harbor, WA with stops in Rapid City, SD and Missoula, MT. I went to see my Daughter-in-law, Amy and Grandson, Phillip, and be there when my son Jack came home from deployment. In Montana, I stopped for huckleberry pancakes in a small town. The scenery was spectacular. At every turn there was something more wonderful than the last. I drove until dark and got a good night's sleep for the next day.

Tues, Jack came home. Amy, Phillip, and I all went to meet him. He looked thin, but wonderful and he and Phillip have had a ball together in the last couple days.

It is hot here and the kids do not have air conditioning, so we went to a mall today with a play area for Phillip to stay cool. Now Phillip, Daddy, and Mommy are outside. Phillip is playing in his little pool.

Hot, but happy in Washington. Will write again soon...

Visit to QC

I made a visit to the Quad Cities Saturday. I visited 4 of my grandchildren and their parents. It was the first trip after my surgery and I was healthy enough to go for a walk with them, pick them up, carry the littlest ones, and have all four wiggle worms in my lap (one at a time) without it hurting. I sure do love them!