More Coming and Going

 These last two days have been busy. 

Yesterday, Thursday, we got an early start so that we could make it through traffic to the Kaiser Medical center downtown for an 8:00 appointment for an echocardiogram as a follow up for my valve replacement, and then an appointment with a nurse practitioner to go over the results. I passed. The valve is working well, and the pericarditis is mild. I will continue the three month medication and that should take care of it. 

Back home I had time to read blogs and do my PT while Tom took a nap. His hand surgery process is going well, with not much discomfort. In fact, his hands feel better than they did before the surgery, which is the desired result. 

In the afternoon we went to the high school track meet to watch Irene run and jump. She started off the meet in the 4x200m relay, which her team won.

Shortly after she ran and won the 100m hurdles.

She had some down time to cheer on the rest of her team before running the 300m hurdles. 

There's me, Grandma, capturing the action. She won that one too, but there was almost no competition. She likes to have other runners challenge her. 

It was cold and we left then to get home to watch most of the Sounders soccer match against Mexican club Leone in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Cup. The Sounders won and progress on the the semifinals. 

After we left the track meet Irene eventually ran the 4x400m relay. That, she did not win. It was getting dark by the time they got home. 

Today is Friday, which means breakfast out. Then I stopped in at the Kaiser clinic to have a blood test as a follow up to my cardiology appointment the day before. Then it was time for the weekly grocery shopping. I did get a bit of time to read blogs before lunch, and Tom got part of the lawn mowed. Then we were off to Home Depot to pick up stuff on Tom's list. If I hurry I'll have time to finish this post before I have to go cook dinner. 

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Well, it's after dinner now. As I was trying to finish this post, we lost Internet. Tom has it restored now and I am figuring out where I was with this post.  I think this is where I was going to post some pretty pictures curtesy of Home Depot. 

And finally, my mother's camellia is blooming.

Mom loved flowers but she didn't have money to buy plants. At one point, years ago, she was given a camellia bush, I think as an anniversary gift. It was planted at the corner of our house, where it thrived on neglect mostly, although I'm sure she watered it with a hose now any then.  After we had this house we have lived in for 43 years, Tom took a cutting of Mom's camellia. It took, and has been growing in our garden for a long time now. It's a beauty that holds a special meaning. 

The first day of spring is Sunday. Hoping you all have something special blooming or emerging, even if through the snow, on that day. 

Happy Spring!