July 25 – “Pre-storm rush …”

I raced to get the yard mowed and edged yesterday.  Oh, and one of Chris’ bushes got trimmed.  And don’t forget the tree branches that got cut away from the roof of the house.  Why the rush?  Tropical storm winds and bands of rain were on their way.  I did get a little wet, but, as I told Chris, I didn’t even fall off the roof.  Chris wasn’t there at the time or she no doubt would have nixed the whole roof thing.  But a storm in the Gulf just means you have to do certain homeowner maintenance things.

So where was Chris when all this pre-storm activity was going on?  She was on yet another trek to a doctor’s appointment.  This one was a follow-up regarding her rising blood pressure issue.  They almost felt the wrath of said high blood pressure when she arrived to check in.  They tried to tell her that the appointment was supposed to be over the phone.  Oh, no.  She had printed (a confirmation letter) and electronic (a confirmation text sent the day before) indicating that it was an actual appointment where she see an actual doctor.  It took some waiting, but they did get her seen.  Bottom line on that one?  Change up the medication and come back in a month. 

On her way home she stopped by the eye glass place and ordered her new glasses.  Those have been a long time coming.  It was a long time getting inside the door, too.  They were only allowing a few people in at a time.  And then she had to deal with frames that were all kept under lock and key.  Seems they had a robbery.  Sneak thief who walked out with about 20 pair of glasses.  He was seen and they workers got the license plate number of the getaway vehicle.  Captured about half hour later.  Grand Galveston excitement.

Her final stop was at Koop’s.  That’s a barbeque establishment run by Betty Head’s grandson.  This time we had chopped beef sandwiches.  Good stuff.  You should try it out.  Their main establishment is on 23^rd Street.  They also have a food truck at the Jamaica Beach RV park. 

We finally got to watch some Astros baseball last night.  It was a late start though.  They were playing at home, but against Seattle, so they adjusted the start time to make viewing easier on the West Coast.  Chris didn’t make it through the entire game.  She gave up and went to bed with the Astros losing 2-1.  That didn’t last long.  Brantley hit a home run, and the bats finally showed at least some signs of life.  The final score was Good Guys 8, Seattle 2.  Verlander wins opening day again.  And two rookie pitchers made their major league debut. Good for them.  Welcome back, baseball.

Ephesians 1:3 says, “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.”

Father, again … please be with the folks in the path of the storm.  Amen.