Cheetos Rule the Day ~Late Blog Post recapping Wednesday, August 31

We expected this day to be lazy and laid-back, and it certainly was. Talk about your slow news day… this was it. Rod had a pass, so we did not have to go to the BMT for a check-up. Instead, we took it easy with napping, snacking, and spent the day in the slow-lane. It was great!

Joanie was the most active because she walked a 2 mile round trip to the convenience store, and brought back a few items we needed. Joanie also thoughtfully bought for us TWO bags of Cheetos. Sue and Rod both love Cheetos, and Rod benefits from their heavy salt load, so we were pretty excited. In fact, the gift of the Cheetos was the highlight of this low-key day! We received our Cheetos at about noon, but by 7:00pm, we had nearly consumed both bags. Yes, Cheetos rule the day!

Sue also went for a walk, and saw the same gray kitty in the usual spot. The cicadas were chirping loudly and seemed to be everywhere. Sue also came upon some cacti plants along the way. She didn’t think ‘Bama had cacti, so that discovery was quite interesting.

For the evening entertainment, we watched a PBS documentary on "Becoming Human". We learned of fascinating fossil finds of ancient hominids and ape-like cousins. This was particularly intriguing to Sue since she recently saw the movie “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”.

Rod felt good all day, and ate hearty meals with more gusto than previously. He also went to bed earlier than usual. We suspect that it is not so much that he was extra tired, but instead, we think it was because he wants Thursday to come faster. He will see Dr. Shelton on Thursday morning and he is expecting that she will give him his “discharge papers” so he can head back to Huntsville, much closer to home sweet home.