On Saturday — it was grilled cheese day. Mmm! Or maybe Friday dinner was grilled cheese. I don’t remember. I should write these things quicker. (Hey, it’s another reason to get a laptop next time…). Actually, Friday dinner must have been grilled cheese because Saturday lunch was Denny’s with Bill, Michelle (FSIL) and Mom.
Aunt Lyn (Dad’s younger sister) showed up mid-day. Lyn’s now a blog reader (Hi Aunt Lyn!). She drives a red Ford Contour and I drive a white one. A lot of people say we look alike – sorry, Lyn!
We spent a lot of time sitting around, trying to program Lyn’s new cell phone to play the Purdue fight song (Hail, Hail Old Purdue). We also visited Grandma – again – so my mom could plant Grandma’s new New Guinea Impatiens. Lyn and I – I’m going to translate this sentence into Southern – visited with Grandma and I vacuumed the living room because Grandma’s vacuum isn’t self propelled and Grandma doesn’t get around well enough to vacuum anymore. I also gave Grandma her wedding picture from my wedding. No, I didn’t. I did that Monday because that’s the same day we gave Grandma a program and pictures from Bill’s graduation. At least I think so.
Do they make Alzheimer medication for the (way) under 30 set?
Finally, about 9 PM I checked into my home away from home away from home, the Indianapolis Downtown Marriott. I could have checked in earlier but the Indianapolis Mini-Marathon was being run downtown and the theory was that the street was blocked. I pulled into the circular driveway right after a stretch SUV full of (ugh) prom people. And to think I left my formal gowns here….