Several days have passed

Thursday arrived and Cindy had a good time at Griffin Tech because of the birthday party. We got home late and I wasn't able to write in the blog. I went to bed rather late.

The next morning I awoke with a stomach ache. The first one in some time. I went to work after making Cindy's coffee for the morning. The morning seemed replete with nothingness and no prospects for anything else. At lunch I left and went home. Cindy made me chicken soup and I went to sleep. About two thirty, I received a call from Patti who informed me that we had a closing for that afternoon. I returned to work mainly to help Patti with answering the phone so that she could get the closing package ready. We didn't really close until around eight o'clock that evening. I got home tired and feeling poorly at around nine thirty. Cindy sent me to the grocery for some items and I ate chicken rice soup and went to bed.

The next morning, I awoke rather late (around eight thirty). I made breakfast for the two of us and coffee for Cindy. Thereafter, Cindy put me to work on cleaning the upstairs from the semi-disaster left by Kate when she went to school. I also did laundry, while Cindy rearranged Kate's room. After about nine hours of off and on again work, we finally stopped and I was able to go back to bed.

The next morning arrived and I made breakfast for the two of us and coffee for Cindy. We then got ready for church, where I served communion. After church, we went to J Henry's for Sunday Dinner. Cindy had a steak sandwich and I had a large cheeseburger. Afterward, we went home, changed clothes, and travelled to Susan and Kevin's house for more birthday celebrations. We left later than I wanted and ended up at Barnes and Nobles in Fayetteville, where we browsed until closing. I finally got to bed around twelve thirty.

This morning, I made Cindy coffee and felt like a full breakfast for the first time in several days. We gathered things together and went to Callaway Gardens with Cissie. We stopped at "Three Little Piggies" for barbecue and ate under the wooden pavilion on the overlook, where a cool breeze gave us notice of the coming of Fall and I longed for a hammock where I could stretch out after lunch. After lunch, we walked down to a little pavilion over the water in a lake and looked at the fish therein. Cindy asked me to go get the rest of the bagguette to feed the fish. We spent a good hour feeding the fish and watching the odd demeanor of the different fishes as they fought each other over the crumbs we had. There were numerous blue gill (bream), a few trout and bass and several large carp which came and went like sharks in the churning fish stew. There were also turtles who, in their protective shells, feared no one. At one point, a carp came up and took a piece of bread from the churning bluegill, creating quite a stir in the pond. From then on, the bream were quite sheepish about going for the bread unless they could be assured that no larger fish were lurking behind them. A largemouth bass made a stab at one and we had quite a lot of fun watching the wildlife struggle for the scraps of bread.

After that, we went to the vegetable garden and saw a lot of God's bounty, including peas, peppers, squash, grapes and other assorted vegetables, herbs and flowers. We sat in the chairs in the little victory garden building, letting the breeze blow past us. We finished up with a time at the Discovery Center and I walked, alone, down the wildflower trail. As I encountered quite a lot of species of wildflowers, I wished for my colored pencils, my art book, and a stool. I have everything but the stool. When I returned I told Cindy that I would like a folding stool for my birthday so I could sit and draw the flowers. She said that would be a good thing.

Today, was nice, as you can probably see. Much better than the others. I am sure that Cindy had a good time during the last few days. Tomorrow is Foreclosure Day and I will be travelling through North Georgia. Fun.