Ever heard of Temple Grandin? She is a fascinating person who happens to be autistic. Our daughter, Andie, loaned me a movie about Temple Grandin and it was absolutely wonderful. Totally enjoyed the movie and the story of her life.
Thursday, Temple Grandin and her mom were in Louisville for a conference. Andie wanted to go. It was a day long event. She asked if I would be able to watch the Mini's so she could attend. Her friend who lives down the street was also going to attend. So I marked the date in my calendar and, as luck would have it, the Big Guy could block out time and would go with me.
Wednesday afternoon found us covering bases.
I had a dental appointment at 1pm for cleaning my teeth. Turns out I have a cavity forming under a back crown. I knew something was not right and the dental visit confirmed this. Prescription in hand for an antibiotic and a referral to an oral surgeon (as this will probably also entail a root canal) I headed out to fill that prescription.
Claude had a speaker in his Jeep that quit working (or would that be 'speaking'?). He called and Frank Shoop was able to take it in Wednesday late afternoon and keep it to work on it. Claude stayed home and finished odd jobs like fixing one of our multitudinous toilets. Then he came to Georgetown and left his Jeep at Frank Shoop.
While Claude was doing these things, I took my new prescription and headed to Papa's to pick up him and his musical instruments and head to the nursing home to perform. We had a good audience and they responded well to the music. One of the ladies from Sadieville had a stroke and is in the rehabilitation portion of the nursing home. She and her hubby were there to hear us sing. It was a very nice session and Papa was so happy with the response.
After singing we headed to Frank Shoop to pick up Claude, then to Zaxby's for dinner with Papa. We returned Papa and his musical gear to his apartment and then we headed to La Grange to play Pa and Ma to the Mini's. Andie had already sent me a text with a request from Hayden as to our anticipated arrival time.
The evening went quickly. Bailey re-enacted a large portion of her performance after the Music Camp she attended. Andie made hamburger and dinner was consumed. A show was watched and then it was bedtime for the Mini's. Once they were in bed, I got Andie's hair cut and we had a little time to talk and watch one of the programs Andie had DVR'd for herself. It was an interesting one about the genealogy search for an actress whose mother was a Jew and her father was a German. Then it was off for a little shut-eye before our busy day on Thursday.
Thursday morning I was out of bed before Hayden could tap on the wall. Amazing!! He is good at not tapping until the clock is at 7am. We had a little snuggle time and then headed downstairs. He had been given instructions we could watch some shows in the morning as everyone was getting up and until I said, "No more shows." Ah...the power of being the Gramma. Bailey joined us a little later and we said goodbye to Michael as he headed to work. Andie left before any of us were awake. Claude woke up much later than the rest of us.
We enjoyed a quiet morning and managed to get Bailey's hair cut in the process. Then we plotted our afternoon. We decided to support The Children's Miracle Network by have lunch at Dairy Queen followed by Blizzard's all around. Then we would head to the theater to see Despicable Me 2 in 3D. The Mini's had each seen it but Claude and I had not.
This turned out to be a delightful afternoon. The Mini's ate well and enjoyed their Blizzards. We made it to the theater with plenty of time to get popcorn and an Icee for snacks. Then we settled in for some previews after all sitting in the proper order. Hayden and Bailey had agreed on that order and that was how we sat. So cute!
Claude and I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. Adding the 3D effect was great fun. Listening to the Mini's talk out about things coming right at them was hysterical. They have a bit where bubbles are blown during the credits and Bailey and Hayden and I were reaching to pop the bubbles. It was just lots of fun.
As we left, Hayden suggested we hurry home and play some bowling on the Wii. We did just that until Andie came home. Then Claude and I had to make a quick exit for a 6:30pm meeting in Louisville.
Thank you Marx family for a wonderful visit!!
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