Friday, April 6, 2018 - Busy Day with Paperwork, Visiting, Running Errands and Helping Out
I had a hair appointment this morning at 8:15 and I was ready! It has been almost three months since I've had one. Besides getting a hair cut, going to your beautician is always an opportunity to see friends (and familly, in my case) while there. After being gone for 3 months I was having a great time. My mom's cousin Lula Mae was having her hair done when I arrived. I enjoyed visiting with her. Sarah from Chetopa (just 8 miles south of Oswego) came in. I jumped from my seat to hug her. Her daughter Tina and my sister Cindy were great friends in grade school - and still are today. Before I left Colene from the church we used to attend came in. I worked with her husband, Marvin, when he served on the city's Housing Committee. What a great day it was. As I was leaving, I told Sarah to tell her husband hello from me. Come to find out he was out in the truck waiting for her, so of course, I had to stop and visit with him before I headed back to Bentley. In small towns you know most everyone, so going home is always a treat!!
When I returned, I noticed Dean had his golf clubs and shoes sitting out. I guess he's waiting on me to get back? (Misti has my van in her garage full of presents for Project Prom, so we only have the truck for a few days) I forgot my phone. When he came outside he told me he had called Marla to see if I had left yet - probably while I was outside visiting! I'm glad I made it back in time for him to make it to the golf course before 10. When Marla finished with my hair, I asked her if she had time to wax my eyebrows. She did, but I had to wait for her to finish up with someone else first, so I was there about 30 minutes longer than I had originally intended.
While Dean was gone I was blessed to get the pulmonary function test scheduled that I've been working on for the past 3 months. Actually a phone call to my doctor's case manager at the Cherokee Health Center in Vinita was what did the trick. She got on it and had it taken care of before noon. My appointment with the lung specialist is April 23rd and she's going to try to get me scheduled for the test prior to that. Unfortunately, we have very few open days left in our schedule between now and then. I expect I'll end up changing my appointment with the lung specialist.
I also made an appointment with my primary care physician for next week. When I called they told me she did not have any openings, and then she said oh, wait, she has a cancellation for Tuesday morning at 8. I was elated. I love early morning appointments - so I don't end up waiting for long periods of time later in the day. One of my pet peeves.
We need to get our taxes done but I've not even started working on those, so I called our tax preparer and asked if he could submit an extension request on our behalf. My plan is to get that all gathered up and to him within the next couple of weeks.
In between all of the above I was on the phone with different friends and family who called which I thoroughly enjoyed!!
When Dean returned we ate lunch, then worked on trying to sync my Google calendar with his so he would have all of our appointments, campouts, etc. and doesn't have to continually ask me about all of these events. We managed to sync them to his computer but still haven't found a way to get them to sync to his phone. It occurred to me as I am writing this that I think he now needs to sync his updated calendar on his computer to his phone. We'll try that tomorrow. (As I'm reviewing this before posting - it worked and we are in total sync with each other, well at least our calendars are! Lol!)
I needed to stop at the bank to take care of a few things and make a deposit. Afterwards I went to visit with my Aunt Lil. It's always good to spend time with her. Shortly before I planned to leave, my daughter called to see if I could take Haleigh (my granddaughter) to Marla's (beauty shop) to get her eyebrows waxed (remember, it's Prom tomorrow), so of course, I said yes, and off I was on another errand. Afterwards, I dropped Haleigh off at their house, and then headed to the Community Center where Project Prom is being held. I wanted to drop off the item we purchased at Sam's in Wichita. I've had it covered up in the truck so Haleigh could not see what it was. There were 8-10 women out there scurrying around like crazy, unloading tubs, gifts, setting things up in preparation for tomorrow night's activities. Dean and I used to help with this when our kids were in High School and it was always a fun time. I'm glad Misti is involved because those memories are very special, although I know it can be time consuming.
Back at Bentley, I quickly threw together chicken and noodles in the Instapot and about 35 minutes later we were enjoyiing a wonderful hot meal on what was now a very cold evening. Yesterday when we arrived it was beautiful - in the 60's, and today the temperatures have gradually dropped and it was just COLD by the time I got back. It's supposed to continue to drop this evening, the wind is to pick up and they are calling for rain, sleet, ice and snow.
After dinner I called my granddaughter Kamron to see if she would like to come to the Prom Promenade at the High School tomorrow night to see Haleigh arrive with her date. She didn't hesitate to say yes! That made this Nana's heart very happy. My grandson (Misti's son) Logan lives in Parsons at the college dorms, so he will bring her down with him tomorrow. Dean and I will take her home after the Promenade is over. That way we can see her little brother Jaxson, my son Marc and daugher-in-law Jennifer. We are looking forward to catching up with all of them.
Before we went to bed, it rained for close to an hour and then the snow started. I remember several March weather events like this and I'm sure we've probably had them in April, but it's been awhile. It's supposed to warm back up and be in the 70's by mid-week. Hopefully it will stay somewhat warm from this point forward. I know everyone is ready!
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