The cicadas are gone, my sisters have visited, and Emily and I are getting ready to travel north-it is hard to believe that June is almost over! Emily and I had a great time with my sisters and niece when they came. the weather was good, but cloudy so we did not make it out to Spindletop, we did a bit of shopping instead. The days before my sisters came I spent moving furniture and rearranging things in the house. I decided to frame and hang a bunch of "artwork" that the girls have done throughout the years, so I took down all of the photos of gymnasts Chris had hung in our study and took down a few of his Delta Chi things. I like looking at the artwork. My friend Nancy K. was a big help in getting all of the pictures hung and the furniture moved. I spent a long time sorting through boxes of papers Chris and I had in our bedroom-he saved everything!!!!! It was fun going through stuff, I got rid of a lot, but it was tiring. So far, I think we took out about 8 bags of "trash" from my cleaning and took about 6 bags of stuff to Goodwill-most of that came from Emily's room. It feels good to get things cleared out. I am not done by any means but have a good start.
I have been enjoying Spindletop this week. The lane pool finally opened so I can continue swimming my laps and sitting in the sun. It looks like the diving pool will open this weekend-I like sitting in that area-it is quieter.
I am having eye surgery on July 9th. The Dr. will be adjusting the muscle to straighten my right eye. It is out patient surgery so I should be up and running after a day or two. The weekend following my surgery I am taking a needlepoint class-a large canvas with a dragonfly and cattail. It is beautiful-I know I will be learning some new stitches. I am excited about that. Hopefully I'll be feeling OK-it will be 2 full days of class-should get a lot of stitching done! Take Care. MJ