Notes - Friday

       Mid-morning. Carol and Gayle are over at the Cook/Hammond gravesites deciding on flower arranging for Mom, Dad and Mary Lou. Your sister Cathy takes care of your mom and dad in preparation for Memorial Day at the end of the month. – Amorella

       1034 hours. We had breakfast with Kim at Scrambler Marie’s first but Kim had volunteered at Owen’s school for today. Last night we talked about her getting a place in the cemetery for her and Paul (this is what she wants to do). Most of the rest of the family is buried here. I don’t blame her, I’d like to be buried here also of course. Okay. Time to go for now.

       You are Uptown behind Schneider’s Bakery near Westerville Flowers on South State Street waiting for Carol who is with Gayle. – Amorella

       1101 hours. The Otterbein Towers bell just completed it toll.

       Later afternoon. You arrived home the out for a late lunch at Panera – you both had a cup of soup and half a sandwich. Tim is mowing the yard. You are waiting for Carol to complete her exercises at the community center this very pleasant Spring day. – Amorella

       1623 hours. I just got an email from Larry K. saying all is well with our revised contract – so now we have all the faucets, etc and well as granite surrounding the tub and extended to the seat in Carol’s shower (which was initially Larry’s idea). He saved us more than half on the extra granite, which is now black granite with streaks of silver-like color rather than our original absolute black. This idea was from Kim of Ohio Tile. The cost was no more than the original absolute black. Now we can relax and just wait for Larry to commence with the work on 24 May.

       On the way home this afternoon you stopped and had a half hour chat with Uncle John who had not been having a very good day. He was delighted to see you both. You are happy Carol talked you into stopping. – Amorella

       1631 hours. The time with the boys was very good. We enjoy them very much. Next week we are back up to get the artificial flower arrangements at the gravesites. Also, I am going to check into securing sites for Kim and Paul if at all possible. It will be a challenge but hopefully something good will come of it.

       Check with Aunt Ruthie and others in the family who might know of someone who has an empty unused site that you might purchase. Post. - Amorella