June 1st through the 16th
Wednesday, 6/1 – I took Dad for his annual physical at which his doctor said all of his blood tests looked good. JP, Kellie, and Emma took me to Outback Steakhouse for a nice birthday dinner and surprised me by arranging for Vanessa to meet us. She gave me a pretty bouquet of flowers.
The rest of the week was quiet. Saturday afternoon I started getting a sore throat and by Sunday morning, it was a full-blown head cold; so we didn’t go to church on Sunday and I stayed in bed through Tuesday. Wednesday, June 9, I went to the dentist for my teeth cleaning and got my hair cut in the afternoon. I couldn’t sing, so I did not go to choir practice. On Thursday, I went down to Sarasota to reapply for my PSA pre-check clearance.
On Friday, I worked at the church’s food bank.
Dad, Emma ad I went to church on Sunday, June 13. There was a short meeting after the service about our July Vacation Bible School. Emma will be participating and I will be working in the kitchen again this year.
On Thursday, June 16, we had our monthly meeting at church of the Senior Saints group. Since Tuesday, June 14th, was Flag Day, that was our topic of discussion. The room was decorated in red, white and blue and we sang some patriotic songs. I brought a “flag cake” to be enjoyed by all.
Since we were already having cake, we decided to take this opportunity to celebrate everyone’s birthday for this year as well. Each person got to choose one of the red, white or blue gifts that were provided. A good time was had by all.
June 17th through the 31st
June 19th was Father’s Day. Emma, Dad and I attended Sunday school and church where the sermon concentrated on Father’s. Dad and I got a photo in in front of a special background of ties provided for that purpose.
I attended a board meeting of the North River Care Pregnancy Center Thursday, June 23rd. The major topic of this meeting was a need for added security around and in our building. General threats have been made by groups opposed to recent legislation prohibiting abortions. Even though the center has nothing to do with abortions and counsels new clients as to all of their options, we are still being targeted along with all pregnancy centers throughout the U.S.
We were very excited to see my brother, Rick Cambre, for a short visit on Saturday, June 25th. (So excited that I forgot to take any pictures.)
Emma and I had big plans for Monday, June 27. She has long been enchanted by mermaids and even has a mermaid tail that she often wears when swimming in our pool. We planned to take a day-trip to Weeki Wachee Springs about an hour-and-a-half north of here. We had been warned that the park often gets full and it is recommended that you arrive before the opening time of 9:00 a.m. Unfortunately, Emma overslept so we made a last-minute change in plans and headed to Disney’s Hollywood Studios instead, arriving just after 11:00 a.m. After paying $25 to park, we walked to the ticket booth to be told that all 4 parks were full. We drove to Legoland about 40 miles west in Lake Wales on U.S. 27 south.
After paying $25 to park, we walked to the ticket booth to find out that our charge would be over $200 to spend the 4 hours we had left to enjoy our day. We decided that was too much to pay and set off to find something to eat. We ended up in a Mall movie theatre. We watched the latest Buzz Lightyear movie and ate snacks for our lunch. We arrived home in time for supper and just before the thunderstorms started.
Wednesday, 6/29 – Emma and I spent a couple of hours at the beach on Anna Maria Island where her parents got married. We decided to get in the pool as soon as we got home; but that only lasted until her father told her that her new skateboard had arrived while we were gone.
Thursday, 6/30, was Dad’s 92 birthday. I made a supper of baked fish and mashed potatoes which he was able to eat. JP and Emma came over after supper to watch him open the gift I chose to help him remember how old he is.
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