PROVIDENCE UPDATE

Before I left Tucson I assisted Ffiona in making a delicious chocolate cake for Taegan's 14th birthday dinner.  She is learning about how to make great cakes having only once drawback -  she's vertically challenged and has to climb up on the bucket to check the batter as it is beating.  But that will change as she grows taller.

Taegan went to her first church dance  the next day and said it was awesome

Then I took over and complied with the design and colors that Taegan asked for.  All enjoyed it and even had a tiny piece without frosting of course.  Delicious!

The second week I was there I drove Ffiona and Haedyn to their school early in morning and picked them up mid afternoon and we had good talks on the way.  I'm not going to complain about Logan's traffic anymore, but I got along okay on those very busy Tucson streets.

I'm done!  I finished up with pickled beets two days ago and the canner is going into retirement for the year, yea!  The fruit room is loaded and the freezer is bulging.   Now I just have to give it all away to family and friends (and eat a bit myself).
 

THE RED SOX DID IT!!!!!!  Oh my goodness I was like 35 again  when we went to games often and became lifelong fans.  I'm so tickled that Hannah has become a fan also and she, Mary and I kept texting each other about their breaking this 95 year old curse (last time they won WS in Fenway Park).  Ryan even came up to watch for awhile and saw how excited I was.  It really was a TEAM effort as they all contributed to this championship at one time or another rather than having one mega star and 8 also rans.  I guess growing those beards really did help them come together - but will be glad to see them with shaved faces now (some were very mange).  Good Going Red Sox!!

I had only one lollipop left last night after a short night of the little goblins.  I didn't expect a big crowd as it was very cold and windy, but they didn't care and loved it when they saw my huge lollis.
 
I just finished walking on the treadmill which I'm going to continue.  I loved my daily walks of at least 2.5 miles nearly every day in Tucson and want to continue to get my cholesterol back down.
 
I also saw my eye surgeon this week and was very encouraged about my eye.  No infection, cornea swelling gone, stopped drops  and initial test of 20/150 two months ago has come down considerably. Will return in two weeks to get my RX for new lenses.  Yea!