Lee and I both took advantage of those wonderful days to meet the goals we had established prior to coming to the beach house. My goals were to tackle a mountain of laundry that included blankets and mattress covers. With the help of Lee, I was awarded an outdoor clothesline (probably to the chagrin of neighbors) to assist me in my huge endeaver. So it was, that I entertained the neighbors with something on that new umbrella type line for five days! I was able to complete my task of 14 blankets, 10 mattress covers, and 20 pillow covers! In addition, the bright sunshine gave me the opportunity to sun 20 pillows! Whew!
Lee fulfilled his goal to fish as much as he could. As luck would have it, his good friend, Ted has been here, next door, with his fine fishing boat. Last week, Ted fished every day, and Lee joined him for two consecutive days. They hit the jackpot! There were three of them and each caught twice the allotted limit and had to throw half back in. The fishing was so good that they even became selective for the biggest and best of the lot of spanish mackeral! Lee was estatic!
This fine adventure, of course, called for a "fish fry". On Thursday evening, we invited the neighbors over and Ted and Lee cooked the fish and hush puppies, while I added the side dishes and Diane helped with serving and clean-up. We sat outsidee under the deck with the fans and the shade. It was a wonderful gathering, and such a blessing to have Lee enjoy something we never thought would be possible again.
This has been a marvelous trip to the beach. For the first time in three years, Lee has felt strong enough to do all the things he enjoys while he is here. He has been a busy fellow.......hired a house painter.............had the carpets cleaned.......................and.......................arranged for the trees to be trimmed in November! He announced last night that he will sow some grass before we leave on Monday! Even though we had an elevator chair installed in July, He has been using the stairs because he feels his strength returning! Actually, I use it more than he does for carrying in groceries, etc.
This afternoon we plan to catch the ferry to Kure beach to visit friends, Glenda and Don, from Lincolnton. They are here for another two weeks. This is their annual month-long vacation and we are looking forward to the ride and the visit. The ferry is faster ( 35 min), relaxing, and only 10 min. from their house.
So........this is what has been going on these past few weeks. My daughter, son, and two grandaughters keep calling and asking, when are we coming home? I miss them too, but seeing the joy that Lee has experienced during this beach trip does not push me to get back home until he is ready!
Tomorrow, Oct. 4, is my" baby boomer" brother, Dennis's birthday! To me, he still looks like my kid brother!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DENNIS!
More Later...............................................................Brenda
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