Well, May is gone and June has arrived. Time sure flies by these days!
Dennis met with his cardiologist a couple of weeks ago and everything is looking good...no sign of Afib. They want to continue to monitor him for another 6 months before they decide whether or not to repair the hole in his heart. His regular cardiologist recommended it when he was in the hospital, but his younger associate feels like it wouldn't be worth it at Dennis' age. He went this week to have his carotid artery checked out again. He'll meet with the vascular surgeon next week to see what he thinks.
Dennis finished the sliding barn door in our bedroom, and I love it! He did such a great job! It has a soft close mechanism on it, which I really like. He then started working on my first Adirondack chair. He should complete it today. I can't wait to try it out! He plans to make us another one to go with it. He really loves wood working projects like that. He has several projects lined up to do when he finishes these.
We went to watch Nam in a school concert the same day Dennis went to the cardiologist. We did a little shopping, then had supper with Sheila's bunch before going to the event. It was really cute! I love watching kiddos perform.
We attended a couple of days of the Memorial Day meeting at Salem Rd. We headed up on Thursday, so we could participate in all of the activities on Friday. We really enjoyed visiting with everyone and hearing the good lessons by Ken and Garrett. We left right after services on Saturday morning, so we could make it home before dark. That is a long drive! It was really good to get away for a couple of days though.
I completed my second table runner. I am enjoying making them. I want to make a fall one next. I found some beautiful fabrics in fall colors on sale. This one is for spring and summer:
I also made a stuffed sea turtle and some bowl cozies. I messed up a little on the turtle, but it is fine for the grandkids to play with. He's sitting on my hearth waiting for them to come visit.
I babysat Archer and Kacey last Tuesday, so Amber could go get her hair done. Kacey is such a good baby! I am really enjoying having this special time with her. I missed out on that with the other grandkids...only getting to see them occasionally when they were babies (and with Shepherd and Nam, not getting to see them at all!). She is really growing and changing. She is almost sitting up now and is reaching for things. She loves eating cereal and bananas! It is fun to watch her and Archer interact. They sure love each other! Archer can get her so tickled!
We are really enjoying the weather we've been having this late spring/early summer. I don't know how many inches of rain that we've had, but it has been a LOT! Palo Pinto Lake (which is our drinking water source) is up to over 80% full...from about 32% a few months ago. The temperatures have been pretty mild for what we usually have. I'm hoping that will continue all summer. Last year was so rough! We were afraid that the extreme heat and drought had killed all of our San Augustine grass, but it is coming back nicely. So thankful!
We don't have a lot of plans for June other than our "normal". We do have plans to go to Morgan and Zach's wedding. We also have a 2-night sleepover planned with Nam. I'm sure we'll have our regular visits with Amber and the kids, too. I hope you all can do something fun this summer...especially if it involves time with loved ones!
Isa 55:10-11 "For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater, So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. (NKJV)
