Where has the summer gone?

Is time speeding up or is it that I am slowing down? I cannot remember a summer going by so quickly. Even though Autumn is a beautiful time, I am not ready to give up the warmth that long summer days bring. It is sad to see the Alien closing the pool for the season.

I am sure that all of you remember the story of me taking my Mom and her friends to Arkansas a few years ago to see the color of the leaves in their magnificant splendor. This time of year always brings back that precious memory of those three special little ladies, my Mom and two of her best friends. Little did I know that this would be Mom's last chance to see this awesome sight. They kept thanking me for the trip and I could never convince them that I was the lucky one. From their utter delight at the foliage to the laughter we all shared as we played cards until 2:oo a.m. in the morning. The Lodge where we stayed furnished us with a card table and chairs and I had just sneaked in the cards in case we got the chance to play.

We are looking forward to tomorrow. We are going to the state fair. We are taking our cub and Gerbean"s littlest cub. We plan to get there around 10 a.m. in the morning and take in the rides, and of course, all of the food booths. Then around 4 p.m. we will go to our motel (Hampton Inn) where we will surprise the granddaughter cub with her princess birthday cake complete with candles. After a brief rest, we will all go back to the ice capades to see "Disney on Ice". I think the Alien and I are more excited than the cubs.

Well, for an update on the Alien's cardiologist's visit today. I think I have told most of you about the "not so good" report on his recent calcium scan. If not, here goes. With 2,000 being the worse score, he scored 1800. His doctor has ordered an EKG and carotid artery scan while he waits for a copy of the bypass surgery done in 2000. When he gets that, he will do a cardiac cath to see the extent of the blockage and then based on what it shows, we will go from there.

Also, an update on my youngest sibling's son and family. The son's wife just had a kidney transplant. She has had problems for several years and has been on dialysis for a while. Her mother donated one of her kidneys. My sibling called today to tell me her daughter-in-law was home from the hospital and doing pretty well. S & M have a little boy that is just three years old. He is adorable and he and our great granddaughter are in the same class at daycare and know each other. Our little one gets frustrated because he is shy and believe me she is not!!

The little furry boys are busy as usual. Frosty is quite a trip. He is so totally different from Casper. We didn't know there could be such a difference, lol.

Be safe and happy -