A Busy Saturday....

We headed east Saturday morning, as Mario went to ISD to translate for an open house for parents day. He finally got to meet a few of the parents he has been conversing with on the phone since August. One mom told him how good looking he is, and another told him she actually visualized him as being "much taller." He loved that one! He had a great time and was all smiles telling me the stories of the day. I was hopeful all week that I would be able to travel to Springfield to visit Uncle Jimmy and Jonnie. They were so kind to send me cards throughout my treatment, and I just wanted to see them and thank them in person. And they have just returned from a trip to Italy that I wanted to hear all about. So Mario dropped me off at Mom's, and we headed to Springfield and met Jimmy and Jonnie for lunch at O'Charley's. As always, it was a great lunch there. Then we headed south to Panther Creek where they live at 3600 Sandpiper. It is a fantastic house filled with colorful art; Jonnie goes to the Springfield Art Faire in the spring and has a favorite artist there. I also learned that Jonnie is a quilter. A large basement room is set up for her quilting hobby, and she is very good at it! She showed us a few of her treasures, some made by her, some by others. She is a beautiful person, and how good it is that Jimmy and Jonnie have found each other. They entertained us with some dance moves learned in Italy....well, actually it was Jimmy doing the entertaining and Jonnie going along with him....we decided that once a month we are going to get together, and anybody who wants to come, come on! I will take a look at the calendar and pick a day the end of April to gather again. We just laughed and laughed and told and heard many stories. By the time Mario and I got home, we were too tired to stay awake for the movie Michael Clayton I had rented. I love George Clooney, and he was very serious in this role, but I think we missed the middle of it and neither of us could make sense of the ending! Maybe we will try again today. The same thing happened with The 3:10 to Yuma. Couldn't stay awake! Now is that the sign of old age or a bad movie? Today I will try Into the Wild. Maybe watching in the afternoon will work out better.