Had planned to do lots of cleaning today. After talking to Sally and my friend, Sherry, this morning, I got started with vacuuming and cleaning the kitchen. Then Patrick and Veronica showed up…and then Vanessa. Because of the crowds at all the restaurants tomorrow, Patrick and Veronica brought all the fixings for a cookout in the backyard. Brett and Summer along with their daughter, Raine, came by a few hours later, and it was just like old times spending the afternoon around the pool in the summertime! Overall, a great alternative to battling the crowds at the restaurants!

Everyone left just about when the Lakers game started. Unfortunate for them since they missed a really great game! It went down to the last few seconds with the Lakers coming out on top of the Jazz and taking the series lead 3-0. Bring the brooms to the next game–it looks like a sweep!

Will be going for coffee tomorrow morning with Vanessa before she leaves for home. And then I’ll get back to getting the house ready so I can come home from the hospital to a neat and tidy recuperation space.