Simple Days

It is so foggy this morning that I feel like we may have been somehow transported to the "Milky Way" overnight!  From my vantage point the outside looks rather ominous with the bare trees encased in the dense fog.  This is one of those mornings when I am happy to be retired and do not have to venture out.  Good news is that the sun will come out later today.

Speaking of going out.....Lee seems to be on the move daily.  He has some plan each day that requires his leaving the house most of the morning and sometimes in the early afternoon.  He has replaced work days on the farm with many days of rehab at the center, business ventures, and lots of errands to complete that sometimes include my lists.  He has discovered that activity is his key to regaining his strength, and that he is able to include his socialization with the many others he knows during these outings. 

As you can see, we did not return completely to our previous lifestyles.  We did return to some changes that have become a major part of our daily activities.  These are good changes.  I have enjoyed having some extra time for reading, for writing, and for catching up on absence of contact with my many acquaintances.  In addition, there have been some medical issues for me that have required the time that I did not have during Lee's illness.  These were nothing serious, , mostly just follow-ups that had been delayed.

Today Lee will go by his physician's office for his routine labs, then he will have breakfast at Bojangles and will probably meet with some of his friends there.  He has some family real estate business for transaction after that.  Most of his morning will be filled with activities.  This afternoon he will probably have his usual social hour with the "guys" in his "man cave" downstairs.  It has become the custom for 4-6 of his farmer, neighbor buddies to meet with Lee 3-5 days a week.  The former meeting place used to be his shop/garage in the backyard.  Prior to Lee's illness, all these friends would meet daily at one of three areas Monday through Saturday.  It always followed a day of intense work on someone's farm with the reward at the end of the day to include some refreshments and to catch up on the gossip of the community.  There were other important issues to be discussed, of course, such as politics, and they became the experts on that subject.....controversial maybe.....but still they were the "experts".  Nonetheless, they have continued their friendship for the past 10-25 years.

Well.............time for that last cup of coffee.  Lee is finally up for the day so I will join him before he leaves.

More Later.............................Brenda