As usual Joe woke up at 7AM. He has always been an early riser which came from his career years at the telephone company. He gets pleasure going to Starbucks and getting his cafe' grande mild and a pastry. He worked on spit polishing his shiny red Ford F150 Pick Up with Max, our golden retriever mix watching his every move and begging Joe to throw some of his toys. Well, Max is a retriever after all.
I am a much later riser than Joe since I do not go to sleep as early as he does and it takes me awhile to fall asleep. I got up about 9AM and got ready for church and walked out to examine Joe's handiwork and asked him if he was going to go to church with me. I reminded him that we were the assigned Greeters today and told me to go ahead and go to our favorite bagel shop and that he would be ready when I returned. He was!
I wondered if Joe would really be up to being a Greeter today since he knew that the church members were aware of his condition. He was up to it and did a great job welcoming members and guests and lightheartedly that he was still around with a sly chuckle that put people at ease. I was so proud of him. Today was Choir Installation Sunday where all the choirs were introduced and sang. How we loved the little ones singing and being little kids. It is so precious. Our choirs are dedicated and they give a great deal of their time sharing their gifts of music with the congregation.
Joe chose one of our favorite lunch places which is Pig N Chick on Peachtree Industrial. We just love their pulled pork and spicy BBQ sauce. Great choice, we enjoyed it so much. Yummy! We were able to watch the start of the Falcon/Saints football game. Joe and I love to watch football and baseball especially if it is our teams. Joe did a great job driving home in the rain since it has been along while since it has rained here. It is a nice steady rain which should be perfect for the fescue seed we planted the day before.
We both enjoyed watching the football game with the sound of rain hitting the house. Funny how one starts to enjoy the small pleasures of life when one misses it for awhile. I love watching the rain and listening to the rolling thunder. Amazingly the Falcons played fantastic against the mighty Saints in the Superdome and won in overtime. It made the afternoon enjoyable. As I watched the game, sweet Sally Jackson who is a member of the Chancel Choir called and let me know that she dedicated the last hymn to me. How sweet is that! I just love Sally. I need to adopt her as my surrogate mother since mine has passed away.
We also received a call from Joe's sister, Donna, who is the best sister and sister-in-law a person could have. Her support and love nourishes us.
Joe and I decided to make tonight a date night. We had dinner at a boisterous Applebees and timed finishing eating perfectly by entering the re-opened Stone Mountain theater where the Super Walmart is located just as the film started. What a deal for the theater compared to Phipps and North Dekalb! There was no line and there were plenty of seats available and it cost us only $13.00 and they gave us a free bag of popcorn for a first run move, "Wall Street, Never Sleeps." We both loved the movie and highly recommend it for everyone. It will give you an entertaining education on the financial crisis as well as a sweet love story.
Back at home there was a message waiting for us from our youngest son, Mike, and Emily, our youngest granddaughter. He left such a sweet message and of course hearing the voice of your granddaughter is a priceless treasure.
I am now in the den watching two of my favorite shows, "Desperate Housewives" and "Brothers and Sisters." Thanks to DVR I am not missing any parts and I can race though the commercials.
I want to thank the people who added comments to this blog as well as the people who e-mailed me personally or through the support websites. Your moral support of this blog is rewarding.
Thank you LORD for making this a wonderful day, the whole day! The blessings we have received are so appreciated.
Ciao my followers!
Bonnie
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Hi Bonnie,
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely day you and Joe had on Sunday. I just love reading your writing and your insightfulness. Thank you for sharing.
Love ya,
Janet
I also rise later than Sam ... and spent last night watching the same two shows courtesy of DVR. I never thought I'd spend so much to watch TV, but thank goodness new shows are finally on and we can have a much needed break from reality.
ReplyDeleteYour blog is so well done and you've got me craving Southern BBQ again!!!
I'm always so impressed that people can blog their thoughts; actually, green with jealousy is more like it but not real godly ;-).
ReplyDeleteBonnie, you are now added to my blog folder in favorites! This way I will not forget to pray for you and Joe.
Denise, MF, 2009