What a week this one was

We returned late Monday evening from our two week adventure to Milwaukee, Lehigh Valley, PA, and the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. We had a very good time while gone. The only downer was Margaret's mental state. She is not remembering nearly as much as she once did. It is quite sad to watch another person, particularly one whom you hold so dear, deteriorate. Physically she is doing quite well for a person who just celebrated her 95th birthday. It is the mental deterioration that is heartbreaking.

Aside from that the other parts of the trip were very helpful and rejuvenating. The best part was our romantic getaway at the Inn on the Biltmore Estates.

But enough of that. Our week has been filled with chores. Tuesay was spent doing laundry, grocery shopping, ironing the laundry and catching up on email.

Thursday and Friday we spent time doing work in the yard. We are planning to have the patio landscaped. There were plants there that needed to be transplanted and that took up a good part of Thursday and Friday. Now all of our azalea plants are in the front of the house. The peonies and tall phlox were also moved to other locations. It will be interesting to see how well they do in their new spots. In the past we have been quite successful at such endeavors.

Saturday we cleaned house and then joined the KC chapter of the Penn State Alumni group met at their favorite sports bar to watch PSU whup up on Ohio State. Maryann is quite pleased the her alma mater is the only unbeaten team in its league.

Today we rested. It was time to rest up. Although I did take time to develop a blog for the Retired Military Police Officers' reunion. It seems to be a good way to have some help identifying the individuals in the photos I took. I need to get back and finish that blog. There is only one small section to add.

So much for today. This evening we will be watching a DVD of "Love Actually". Then to bed.

TA TA.