IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE FALL

It was a windy and rainy day today, but still warm.  According to the weather report this is the last hurrah for the warm weather and by this time next week it will be cold.  (sigh)  It was good while it lasted.  I am still running out of the house without a jacket or sweater and not really needing it.  Not so next week.  Well, I knew it couldn't last forever and I'm very thankful for the time I have had with these temperatures.

I got very little sleep last night.  We had to get up very early to get Joe to the surgical center.  We ended up getting there before the place actually opened so sat in the car listening to the radio for a half an hour before we went in.

Once inside things went quickly.  Joe got checked in, signed some paperwork, and sat for only about 15 minutes before they took him back for the surgery.  I sat there knitting.  I am working so hard on getting this baby blanket finished that I promised to my girlfriend for her to give as a gift.  I still have a ways to go, but I am over half done and that helps.

After two hours a nurse came to get me and took me back to where Joe was.  He did really well and says he had no idea what he was missing.  He says the colors he sees are so vivid.  He's doing so well and is amazed at what he can see.  He has a clear plastic patch he has to wear for two weeks and I have to give him eyedrops every four hours, but that's only for a short time.  He sees the doctor tomorrow to make sure everything is OK.

Last night knowing he couldn't lift or carry anything for a few weeks, Joe took out the air conditioner from the front window.  With everything now closed up, I finished getting out my Halloween decorations.  I can't find some of them.  Everything in the basement was moved when we got the new washer and dryer and so I have to go through boxes and bags to find anything.  I'm happy with what I did find.

We always put the A/C under the window, add a box on top and a tablecloth to make a little extra table for the winter.  I put all my Halloween things there.  Finally I have a place for my Jack-o-Lantern that I bought at Lowe's.  I love that it lights up by plugging it in and I don't have to be concerned about a candle.  The little wooden black cat was made by my dad.

Then I moved my "Harvest" sign to the front door and put all pumpkins on my shelf.

The pumpkins will stay out for Thanksgiving and the ones I can't fit now will come out when Halloween goes away.  Now to get the rest of the room cleaned up so it looks nice.  It's getting there, just not yet.  So much to do.  How did I ever have time to work?  So glad I'm retired.

Kathy