Fun Weekend with Some Stressful Moments!

Friday evening we joined Fred, Doloris, Sam and Kathy at Ten Thousands Villages to have a light dinner and enjoy the musical group, Voxology!  It is just a man and a woman who write songs and sing with such great harmony.  He is a great guitar player and they provided a great 2 hours of entertainment.  They sing there occasionally and I would highly recommend going to see them.  You give a donation for the musicians and it is a BYOB place!  An inexpensive evening of enjoyment!

Saturday was a special day at Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown where my parents reside.  They dedicated an eternal flame monument that day to honor all veterans combined with their annual Harvest Day Celebration.  My dad was a Marine in WWII and he was thrilled to be a part of the day.  Our family dedicated a paver around the monument in his honor from his children, grandchildren, and great grandchilden.  It was a touching ceremony that ended with a jet flyover.  As part of Harvest Day, there was free food and drinks throughout the campus and special events for children.

My mom and dad at the special dedication for the
Veterans Eternal Flame Monument at Masonic Homes!

Dad with Bria and Cali!

Bria and Cali with Mom and Dad!

Dad was able to stand for Marine Hymn!

A Special Moment - Lighting the Eternal Flame!

A Special "Fly Over"!

Ken had a stress test on Friday and while we were at Masonic Homes his Dr. called with the results.  Unfortunately we missed his call and had to wait until we got home to talk to him - a bit stressful.  Ken has to see a cardiologist as the test showed some abnormalities in his heart muscle.

That evening we had couples card club at our house and it was a good diversion for us, but a late night.  We only got to bed at 1 AM, tired both physically and emotionally.

Our small group from Church (4 couples) had planned a few days at Rehobeth Beach at one of the couples beach house.  Sunday morning Ken and I debated if we were too tired and emotionally spent to go for about 30 hours.  All of the others had gone on Saturday afternoon.  But, we decided it would be a fun time with special friends, so we arrived there around 11:30 and it was definitely the right decision.  We had such a good time.  Went to Cape Henlopen to tour and visited the fishing pier.  Had a great dinner at Jake's Seafood House and then spent the evening playing games.  It was a fun time with special friends.We left there around noon on Monday.

What a group!

The ladies enjoy some laughs!

On the fishing pier!

A view of the fairly new bridge over Indian River!

Sitting at the dock in the community where Lloyd and Deb have their
beach home!  A great view!

Time for a silly photo of the group!

The ride home was rather stressful again.  Ken was supposed to call the cardiologist 1st thing in the morning, but they didn't have the necessary paperwork to make the appointment.  To make a long story short, it took the whole ride home and 6 phone calls to finally get an appointment.  By then it was 3:45 - wow!!!!  We spent the evening just trying to relax and calm down!

Today, Tuesday, was a more relaxing day.  I spent most of my time making jewelry while Ken had breakfast with his friend, Gary, and lunch with his RE partner, Kevin.  I did get a very needed haircut from my daughter, Jamie in the afternoon.  We watched The Voice which is a show we both really enjoy!