A Fantastic Day

Mom loves these mints

Today is or was Saturday, September 15, 2012.  It was a gorgeous day, the sun was shining, so warm to the skin with a gentle breeze.  Fall is right around the corner and I am thrilled this year for this. Never have I ever wished my summer away like this summer.  It has done nothing but rain and it still continues to rain everyday at some time during the day.  

Last night I asked hubby if he wanted to go to Tampa and see his mom and dad for the day.  Things seem to work out best for us if we just plan at the very last minute to do something. 

His dad has lung cancer and is undergoing treatment.  He has one more week of radiation left and he thinks one more chemo.  He is not wanting to eat and lost five pounds. Well it's time for me to go and give him the what for.  Stop the nonsense and eat. No nothing tastes like it used to and yes it is hard to swallow. However, if you don't start eating like you should, well you will get the ole' G tube placed in your belly.  The up side to this is that you are at the worst of the side effects now and it will start getting better.  So man up and eat like you are suppose to gain the weight back.  He ate two pancakes and drank a couple ensures.  I took him some chocolate Atkins shake drinks.  They are high in protein and he needs that to heal his body.

We had a wonderful visit with them.  His poor mom has no one to talk to.  So needless to say when she has someone to talk to, she talks. LOL Bless her heart she is a retired school teacher and is used to having a whole lot of people to talk to. I am trying to get her to go and volenteer at the school or even the VA Hospital. It would be so good for her and her mind.  She agreed, she needs to be doing something. Mom loves her mints that I make during the holidays so when we go to see them I make a batch for her.  She doesn't share them, which is very unusual for her.  She also like the bread, this time it was banana and she did share that. We spent several hours with them and then we had to hit the road to home.  We have about a two and a half hour drive each way. It is always hard to say good by when it is time to leave....always.

But tomorrow we have son number two and his wife and two babies. Those babies are just awesome! They are the two that I have been making the clothes for. Tomorrow we will have a Mexican dinner and enjoy each others company.

When we returned home about seven, I started prepping for tomorrows dinner. One of the two pans of enchiladas are ready for tomorrow.

Then to get the dessert ready, two blueberry cream cheese pies are ready.

The chili rellenos are stuffed, trayed up and ready to cook.

The lettuce, tomatoes, onions are cut up and the meat is cooked, will only require a little heat and then eat. So cooking the taco shells and chili rellanos are the only things that I will have to do in the kitchen tomorrow. Spending time with the family is always so much  more fun. 

Oh and lets not forget Leann's peanut brittle, she calls it cookies.

I am thinking that I will have plenty of time to make Kaden's no bake cookies and the peanut butter fudge before they arrive. I am so looking forward to tomorrow.

Remember yesterday, dream about tomorrow, but live today.