Monday, March 19, 2007
A SPECIAL DAY.....
We had a nice weekend. The weather was great and Becky came down for breakfast on Saturday. Rocky got up earlier than usual and we just sat and visited after eating. Becky tries to come as often as she can because she’s gone quite a bit with her teaching job. Yesterday I made a batch of buttermilk biscuits and we just ate hot biscuits till we couldn’t hold any more. A family favorite.
I made a nice dinner later because it was a very special day. March 18th 2001 Rocky was going to drive over for Sunday dinner. He was living at his farm at the time which is at least a 3-hour drive from here. His farm was along the historic Indian Creek which was very pretty and where the livestock drank good fresh water. There was a natural spring in the rocks on the way down to the creek.
This was the first time he was to visit and I was making everything he said were his favorites. I made a large meatloaf, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw and corn. OK……I know that’s a lot of starch but it was his favorites. I also had hot dinner rolls and chocolate cake. We ask a blessing at our table here and when I finished, he said, “That was really nice. It’s been a long time since I’ve sat at a table and heard a blessing.”
Becky was here as well and Rocky brought a lot of pictures so we sat and looked at those while he told the story of each one. Family, pets and trucks, mainly. That was pretty much who Rocky was……no pretences or big bragging, just plain Rocky. He was definitely a “what you see is what you get kind of guy.” Easy to be around and comfortable. I like that in a man.
Well, as they say…….the rest is history. We were married April 30th because being high school sweethearts was still a very strong emotion for both of us. We knew we were granted an opportunity and guided through all those former years to be with each other at the end of our journey. We are still amazed at the way it worked out but God is in the “working out” business.
So here we are today…..Rocky felt pretty good and mid-morning we went out and cleaned out the berm in front of the house and put fresh oak mulch down. The kitties have more or less made it their playground and it was looking pretty worn. We are to have rain off and on all week (they think) so it was a good time to work on it. We didn’t quite finish but we have the hardest part done.
Tomorrow we go back to the Cancer Clinic. Rocky has had terrible breaking out all over his head, neck and face. It’s exactly what the chemo was to do so it was very successful from that point of view but it was miserable to deal with. I don’t know what they will do tomorrow when they see the results. Hopefully the blood-work will make definitive options. I will be writing when we are back home tomorrow.
Until then, I am,
Essentially Esther
I made a nice dinner later because it was a very special day. March 18th 2001 Rocky was going to drive over for Sunday dinner. He was living at his farm at the time which is at least a 3-hour drive from here. His farm was along the historic Indian Creek which was very pretty and where the livestock drank good fresh water. There was a natural spring in the rocks on the way down to the creek.
This was the first time he was to visit and I was making everything he said were his favorites. I made a large meatloaf, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw and corn. OK……I know that’s a lot of starch but it was his favorites. I also had hot dinner rolls and chocolate cake. We ask a blessing at our table here and when I finished, he said, “That was really nice. It’s been a long time since I’ve sat at a table and heard a blessing.”
Becky was here as well and Rocky brought a lot of pictures so we sat and looked at those while he told the story of each one. Family, pets and trucks, mainly. That was pretty much who Rocky was……no pretences or big bragging, just plain Rocky. He was definitely a “what you see is what you get kind of guy.” Easy to be around and comfortable. I like that in a man.
Well, as they say…….the rest is history. We were married April 30th because being high school sweethearts was still a very strong emotion for both of us. We knew we were granted an opportunity and guided through all those former years to be with each other at the end of our journey. We are still amazed at the way it worked out but God is in the “working out” business.
So here we are today…..Rocky felt pretty good and mid-morning we went out and cleaned out the berm in front of the house and put fresh oak mulch down. The kitties have more or less made it their playground and it was looking pretty worn. We are to have rain off and on all week (they think) so it was a good time to work on it. We didn’t quite finish but we have the hardest part done.
Tomorrow we go back to the Cancer Clinic. Rocky has had terrible breaking out all over his head, neck and face. It’s exactly what the chemo was to do so it was very successful from that point of view but it was miserable to deal with. I don’t know what they will do tomorrow when they see the results. Hopefully the blood-work will make definitive options. I will be writing when we are back home tomorrow.
Until then, I am,
Essentially Esther
