We Went to Nashville

 

 

We went to Nashville on Tuesday to take Doreen, Steve, Joelle and Natalie to the airport. We went a day early so we could see some sights. Here we are with Doreen watching the grandkids on the large carosel.

Color Logo

 
We have added color to our logo. It will be on the front cover of our report to the client. We sent in our application today for a state license so in another week or two we should officially be home inspectors!

Retirement

 

 

Yesterday Sandra went with me to start my retirement. It seemed to go well. I should start receiving my checks next month. When did I get old enough to get social security?

Business Minded 5 Year Old

We had our garage sale last Sunday. I spent quite a bit of my time in the house sitting, due to the fact I am still recovering from umbilical hernia surgery. Doreen and Steve and the girls were here helping with the garage sale and the little girls had some toys in the sale so they could make some money too. About mid-day, Natalie (5 years old-see previous posts) came over to the house with this little post-it note. She told me triumphantly that she and Joelle had sold some things. Now her grandma and mommy had decided that the money would all be put together and that as things were sold they would keep a record of each families total on a note pad. Natalie started to write on the note pad but the adults told her not to write there. Instead, grandma gave her a little post-it note to write on.

Now all this was unknown by me until grandma (Sandra) told me later. All I knew was that Natalie came over to the house and proceeded to give me the note you see above. I studied the note appropriately and asked her if she wrote it. She said that she copied it from the note pad over at the sale and that it was a record of what we owed her and Joelle from the sale. I complemented her on her writing ability. Then she wanted to know which side of the bed I slept on. I told her the left side. Low and behold, when I went to bed, here was Natalie's bill on my night stand. So I am keeping it until we finish the garage sale in two weeks. Then like any responsible debtor, we will pay off the note.

The J + N at the top of the bill is, of course, is for their names. This is the youngest person from whom we have ever received a statement. Quite business like, I thought.

All fixed!

Well, here I am 24 hours later. Still have to take pain medicine but am fixed up. The surgery took less than an hour and then I was in recovery for an hour then Sandra drove me home.

Everyone was predicting that I would sleep all day - but guess who slept the rest of the afternoon. That's right, Sandra took a nice nap and I was wide awake until midnight! I think this ordeal was kinda hard on her too, huh?

Sure is nice having someone special to help me out.

Ouch!

Not so brave here. I was stuck with a needle for an I-V attachment. Wasn't so pleasant!

Umbellical Hernia Surgery

Thursday I had surgery. The surgery center is about five miles from our house. I had to be there at 11:00 A.M. So here I am with my identification bracelet . I am being all brave and ready to go!

Then I waited in a reclineing chair - still brave.