Have been busy

My Snake Plant

I have been so busy that I have not had time to write on my blog. Friday Donna and I went to Cirque du Soleil at Mary Moore Park. We enjoyed it so much. Donna had got to tickets through her Home Schooling job. Afterward we ate at a Chinese Restaurant and then we spent the night at Debbie's. Kent and Erik were there but Debbie was on a business trip. Saturday Laif came over with a family from the Church and we met at the Temple and did a session. Saturday was an absolutely beautiful day. After we left the Temple, Laif drove around to go back to Sequim.
Monday Randy came to put one more grab bar in the shower for me. It makes it a lot easier for me.
Tuesday we had been going for the water aerobics but I needed a pair of water shoes and I also need a new bathing suit. The one I am wearing is so big. I got the water shoes at Wal-Mart for $8. What a difference it makes for walking on the cement at the pool. My feet are so tender that I feel the smallest rough spot and the shoes made it so easy to walk. I didn't find a bathing suit at Wal-Mart that I liked and we went to Penney's and they didn't have any my size there. I ordered one from the catalog and it should be here soon. We did go in the Hot tub at SARC after we shopped.
Today we did the Water Aerobics. I wore a flotation belt so I did much better. I still can't get myself
very far from the edge but I am working at it. I was much more relaxed today and even the instructor said I was doing much better. I know the exercise is helping. The water aerobics among other benefits help with balance. I can just feel that my balance is getting better. I walked quite a few feet in the parking lot by Subway and again at Safeway without hanging on to Donna or a basket and I did not feel tippy.
I probably was not getting enough exercise at Debbie's but I was pretty sure for a few days here that being with Donna my body was not going to hold out. The stairs have been the big challenge for me. When you go up and down the stairs a dozen times a day, the stairs seem to get taller each time. I did pull a muscle in my left leg going up the steps so I could hardly make it up for a couple of days. I was living on Advil and using my heating pad. Now I am doing fine and have managed to figure out that I cannot pull myself up the stairs and that I have to use my legs instead.
Enough about my problems. Marge and George Swift, Donna's neighbors, just got back home. They have been traveling around in their motorhome. They have a really large one. Donna invited them for dinner tonight. Right now Donna is getting her massage and will be back a few minutes after six and we are having dinner at seven. Everything is ready and even the table is set. I decided to take these few minutes to write on my blog.
I wanted to mention about my Snake Plant (also called Mother-in-Law tongue). I had one once before when I lived in Auburn. A Snake plant is one of the easiest indoor plants to grow. You have to work hard at it to kill it. The plant does not like a lot of water. You need to let the soil dry out between waterings. A Snake Plant is one you can really neglect. It can go weeks without watering, it will grow in dim light. The temperature should be between 68 and 80. It is not an outdoor plant and should do fine in the basement. Also it is one of the plants that purifies the air.
I can hardly wait until the 22nd. That is when the gas line will be put in. Mountain Propane will be doing it and will even do the conversion kit for us. It is going to take two men because they will have to take the dryer off the washer to put the conversion kit in the dryer. This entails taking the dryer apart and sometimes removing the drum. He said they have done a lot of them. Once the plumbing is finished, I will be set.