Tuesday, May 14

I had a $50 restaurant gift card that I got for Christmas that I had never used so yesterday I took a friend to lunch at Macaroni Grill.  This particular friend has been a real friend through all the trials of the last couple of years.  She frequently sat with Cowboy for me so I could get out and was thoughtful in so many ways.  It was a little thing I could do for her.  We shopped a little bit and then ate way too much.  We ordered appetizers and then split an entree and still had a lot of food to take home.  Very good.  nice time....

Yesterday afternoon I talked to my neighbor about the dog and what to do with her while I went to visit friends for a few days.  We worked out that I would hire a pet sitter but that he would come see her every day and take her for a walk with his dog.

This morning I worked on a shopping list for the groceries I need for a breakfast I am hosting Friday.  I then went to a Emergency Management Meeting for our neighborhood and then headed over to see Cowboy.  It was a beautiful day and we sat outside for a good long while and looked at the flowers.  There was a big black bird just having a "fit" and we figured out there was a cat out in the shrubbery.  I suspect the bird had a nest and was trying to get the cat to leave the area.  Cowboy got quite involved in observing the whole thing.

At five I went to a support group meeting.  This is something new that is being started for the caregivers/wives/loved ones of the dementia patients.  It is too soon to tell how valuable it might be but it is a nice group of people and everyone participates.  I don't like having it from 5PM to 6:30PM.  I am usually done in by that time of day so we will see.

I didn't eat til 8 so am just now winding down for bed.  It has been a long day.

Tomorrow I have a haircut appointment, an appointment with the roofing company to get that deal signed off on and need to get a pedicure and get the car washed.  All of this in preparation for being very busy thursday and friday before leaving on Saturday for a few days to visit family and friends in Tulsa.