You Are My Sunshine

Today is Aunt Loretta's birthday, and since my mom died, I've adopted Aunt Loretta as my mom.  She is my sunshine.  She calls me often to check up on me, and she has her daughters read my blog to her, and worries and cares for me just like my mom would if she was here.  Mom's been gone 20 years, and Loretta never fails to remember my birthday, by calling or sending me a card.  I love her lots.
Yesterday was supposed to be a special day as Jimbo was taking me to the cabin.  You know how much I love going there.  But shortly after getting there and as I was packing up stuff from my closet I noticed some stains on my bed, so I started checking the comforter closer, and when I pulled away one of the sham pillows, and I found a dead chipmunk!  I Screemed!!! and ran out of the room yelling for Jimbo to come and remove it.  Luckily it was on the other side of the bed that I sleep, and it was between pillows, that had removedable cases that can be washed.  Jimbo got the chipmunk out, and then we stripped the bed and he took it home with him to wash and bring back to the cabin for me.  I think if the stains don't come out, I may buy a whole new set for next year.  We then went into every bedroom and checked under all pillows.  Why that stupid chipmunk picked my bed is beyond me.  I try to protect them from the cats and feed them all summer.  I love chipmunks, and so did my mom.  Who knows how long it had been there, cause Jimbo has traps set in the basement and has deacon down there, and has trapped some mice there, but we have never seen any sign of mice or chipmunks in the upstairs bedrooms.  If I wouldn't have seen the stains on the bed, we wouldn't have found it till next spring when I went to bed, and then I would have really been grossed out.  I'm still not sure how I will sleep there the first time.....hopefully by then I will have sorta forgotten.  But I don't know how I can.

LaLa Burger and tater tots

Anyway after that, I wasn't very happy to be there, and packed everything up, and offered to take Jimbo to lunch at LaLa's in South Haven.  It's a new favorite....Kathleen, Gary and I went there for the first time 3 years ago, and have returned every July when they are here.  Last year I told Jimbo about it, and suggested they try it, as it has great food, gigantic servings, and low prices. It's only 3 miles from the cabin.  This picture is half an order....we split a LaLa Burger (Cheese burger smothered in a salad mixture with lettuce, tomato  onion and sort of a thousand island tasting dressing).  Chose tater tots rather then fries, and we were both were stuffed with only half an order.  The burgers are good, the buns are good, and I can't think of anything I've ordered there hasn't been good.  So if you are going through South Haven, turn down main street, and one block down you'll find LaLa's on the South East corner on your left.
After lunch we came home, but had to make one more stop at a place we saw on the way up.  They were selling pumpkins and gourdes, and it's where I buy my corn in the summer.   Jimbo wanted a big pumpkin and some others for his front porch.  So we both ended up with a great deal both in number and price.  I got a medium size pumpkin, a white one that is sorta flat, and five gourds for $3.50.
I had to be home by 3 p.m. to meet a furnace guy for a bid.  He was a very nice man, a real salesmen, and explained everything very thoroughly, but his furnace was $1000 higher than the bid I got the day before.  Doug called me this morning, and asked if it was okay to have his furnace guy who put in there furnace a few years ago, give me a bid, so I said sure.  I wanted a third bid, and the 3rd guy I left a message with, hasn't returned my call. So hopefully I will get three bids, and know which one I will go with.
Well, not getting anywhere fast this morning.  Feeling good, just moving slow....I found myself sleeping on the couch at about 5 this morning, and didn't bother going back to my bed....but did turn off the TV.  So I must have been really sleeping soundly.  Then I woke up late I think 7:40 to take my 7 a.m. pain pill, and went back to the couch again, and was awaken by Doug's phone call at about 9:30 or so.  I guess yesterday must have made me really tired, or maybe it's the weather....don't have a good excuse.
No big plans for today or this evening, so maybe I will go back to the computer room and put away all the craft stuff I brought back from the cabin.  Sadly that was the one area that I had totally gone through, and now I have to go back and add all the stuff I brought back, and try to keep it in the good order I put it last week.  Oh well, it gives me something to do.  Love and Prayers, m