411 The Walters Bunch

We had so much fun! This week has been pretty typical for a "normal"  summer. We have had such a crazy past few months, it feels like things are FINALLY settling down and things are getting back to our new normal. We have been busy getting T ready for school. He has had to order his books, uniforms, boots, and stethoscope. He has also been making sure that all his paperwork is finished and that everything is in order to start school on the 25th. D had two full days of overtime this week so he only had off a couple of days. We spent one day going to look at used commuter cars for T, which was frustrating. I hate car shopping!  We spent the other day doing activities from the fun jar. It was a fantastic day! We went to an 80's themed arcade that has a ton of fun video games, ski ball, and basketball games. We spent about two hours just playing games and enjoying ourselves.We always have a great time there.  Afterwards, we went to the second hand book store and A and I got s...

The closest she'll ever be to DC...she was scared she'd wake up! 😂 At least that's what it feels like! We caught the first cat, who D thought looked like Tom from Tom and Jerry, so we named her Tommi. We then caught DC (deck cat) who we had been trying to catch originally. Tommi was pretty docile for a feral cat. However, DC was apparently the worse cat A has ever had to deal with!😂 She was so mean and fighting so hard that it took them over an hour and a half to sedate her! Plus they gave her  9 lbs body enough drugs to sedate a 100# dog! A said even after she FINALLY fell asleep she was still afraid to touch her 😂. However, since she has been here in the garage recovery center she's been an angel. In fact, both cats let me clean their cages and feed them every day with no issues as long as I don't try to touch them. I worry about the garage being to cold for them. I don't want to shock them with the heat when I put them back outside. I turned the air in the...

  Aunt P picked a lovely cemetery. It was so beautiful and peaceful. For the past 8 years or so we have helped our Aunt P.  We have had numerous visits and conversations over the years, not to mention dinners and root beer floats. We have watched her physical health decline while her mental health was still sharp as tack. Sadly, the last month of her life she had started to have several moments where she didn't know what was going on. We had numerous conversations about her death with her and we are very happy in knowing that she finally has the relief she wanted. The past year in particular was VERY hard on her and she needed help more. D and I would visit almost every Wednesday and Saturday, plus whenever she called for help. It was nice to talk to her. She was witty, smart, knew the answer to just about anything, and did a wonderful job of making you feel special and loved. I once told her that I would really miss our chats when she was gone...I will. I really enjoyed getti...

There were a ton of people!  A was really bummed that she got called in at the last minute to do a C section and missed our town's July 4th festival that she had been looking forward to. Our town does July 4th on the last Saturday in June. I am really not sure why they do that, but since Gainesville has their's on actual July 4th and A wasn't on call, we decided to go try that one out. Unfortunately, D had to work the next morning so he wasn't able to join us, but Axl needed a babysitter so it all worked out. A invited her new boyfriend to join us. It turned out to be a fun evening. The festival was at the municipal airport so it was a lot hotter there than the Sanger festival was because of all the buildings blocking the breeze and all of the concrete retaining heat. However, they were pros at getting everyone in and out. There was virtually no slow down when we left. The fireworks were great! Overall, it was a fun night.  They had some fun toys that we could climb on ...

I can't believe I managed not to get anyone else in the shot! This was actually a fun week! Things are starting to slow down a little and we had a few fun things planned.  First off A is REALLY tired of working this summer. In the past 2 weeks A has only had one day off and spent the entire weekend at work on call and not leaving until 10 pm. She normally loves her work but also knows she doesn't want to do it full time. She enjoys her 25-30 hours a week. She even got called in on Saturday literally on our way out the door to enjoy our town's fourth of July festival. She had really been excited to go, but unfortunately got called back in to work for the third time that day to do a surgery and ended up not being able to leave until 10pm. She has been going out a couple of times with the new guy she's dating, but mostly she's just working. She's counting the days down until July is over and she goes back to her regular schedule. A won tickets for us to see the Not...