Day 1292: Mom's birthday

Yesterday was my mom's 87th birthday.  I didn't forget, but the floods dominated all of our time and the entire blog.  Mom's sister Jane called to reminisce and catch up on family news.  In August, she and my mom's brother Jerry are coming for a visit.  I treasure time with them because it's like being with mom again.

I spent the day preparing for the annual garden party tomorrow, starting by baking cookies.  Steve spent five hours working at a house fire down on the lake near route five.  Six departments responded even though they were all busy dealing with the flood damage.  Fortunately, no one was injured, but the house was a total loss.  It was another long day for him, but the fire investigation team and other firemen were tied up even longer.  What a week!

The gardens are in really good shape considering the intense rains.  Nevertheless, there were lots of weeds poking up.  I crawled around under shrubs and scooted between towering lilies to grab the worst of them.  Pulling weeds is actually harder on my elbow than swimming.  After that workout, I did 270 lengths for a total of 40.5 miles.   Tonight my arms are shot.

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