Awake: 5:45am Temp 48 sleep 5+34 cloudy, some sun overnight @ Nicktown, PA.
K & I motored to Hastings, PA & visited with 1st cousins: Bernie & Richard @ the Haida Manor Care Center. Bernie looks fairly strong & is very pleasant, but has had little return to his right side extremities, still has difficulty remembering words & expressing himself, & is basically confined to his powered wheel chair.
Richard, across the hall, is amazingly alert, has a good sense of humor, & keeps up with the activities of his siblings. He was a hard working logger for yrs, using a chain saw, did not wear ear protection & yet his hearing is remarkable; he has never worn eye glasses & can see everything just fine + his memory is outstanding. What's wrong with this guy? His body has aged, leaving him with weak bones & he is generally frail. He is able to slowly shuffle to the bathroom from his wheelchair, but has to be very careful. They both would like to get out of "jail" for sure!
From here, we motored on to Saint Augustine, PA & visited with Rosemary & Gary; they were nice enough to store our Snapper mower during the winter & now it's time to bring it back. Gary gave me a helping hand loading the Snapper into the Suzuki & then we joined Kathy & Rosemary in their living room for a good gab session with snacks of cheese, crackers, peanuts, & wine.
Back @ Nicktown, we unloaded the Snapper & then attended 6:00pm vigil Mass @ St. Nicholas Church. After Mass, we chatted with Max & Diana who have returned from Florida for the summer. Max has recovered very well from his bilateral knee replacement of last Fall; claims he can golf even better now, shooting below his age.
Dinner: leftover of ½ sausage & ½ pork; both with noodles.
A Skype call from Nick caught me off guard while doing the dishes; today is Jerry's 3rd birthday & they have waited for us to watch Jerry open the present we sent him. What a big "THANK YOU" he gave us when discovering the metal excavator. He was so excited he had to demonstrate his shovel skills right then & there.
Eriko brought out a cookie sheet with rice while Nick focused the camera on Jerry's scooping progress. What a nice reward for us to witness Jerry's smiles & happy reception. We spent over an hour watching & chatting with them.
Evening movie: "Darling." We watch ¼.
Lights out: 12:02am
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