Doctor's Appointment on Friday

I had my doctor's appointment on Friday afternoon.  The freeway going to downtown was bumper to bumper!  Traffic was definitely back up to pre-Covid levels!  I was glad I had allowed myself plenty of time to get to my appointment!  As it was, I got to the clinic right on time!  The appointment went well.  My weight had remained more or less the same, but, my blood pressure was good, my blood sugar level was good, and the lab test results were all good, too.  I am to return in July for another check up.  I received my next appointment and the blood test orders for that visit and came home.  

Daughter made me a salad for lunch when I got home.  I had just finished eating when M came to tend to the garden.  He checked on everything, laughed at my caution tape cat barrier, and told me I needed to water more often and more deeply!  So, I watered the garden while he pruned an asparagus fern that was overgrown and was trying to take over the garden!  It's not something my mother or I had planted.  I remember my mother trying to remove it, but, it keeps coming back!  It was growing over the star jasmine vine and trying to climb up the curry leaf tree!  I asked him to cut it all the way to the ground and he did.  I have two other smaller asparagus ferns growing in the garden (again, volunteer plants) that I will keep for now.  He also pruned the curry leaf tree that is growing closest to the house, in order to allow more sunlight to reach the bed where the okra seeds were planted.    

M also bought me two metal tomato cages for the tomato plants!  So I pulled out the makeshift stick ones and he put the proper cages in place.  LOL.  The pepper plants still have the circle of sticks around them.  

Later in the evening, I watched the evening news and cut up some green beans to cook for dinner.  Daughter cooked them for me while I practiced the piano.  Later, she baked some cornbread for dessert.  Dinner was rice, chicken curry, sauteed green beans, and peach chutney.  

Still later, daughter played "make up artist" and did my eyes for me!  LOL.  I rarely wear make up, these days, but, today, I put on some eye make up when I went to the doctor's appointment.  When I mentioned it to daughter, she said my eye make up had been so light that she hadn't even noticed.  Then, she brought out some new make up she had received as a gift and did my eyes in a more dramatic fashion, with eye shadow, liner, and mascara!  Never let it be said that we don't know how to entertain ourselves!  LOL.

Today, I am grateful for:

- The blood test results were good and the doctor's appointment went well
- A safe drive to the clinic and back
- M helping with the garden
- Proper tomato cages!
- Having daughter home and spending time together

Today's joyful activity was playing "beauty salon" with daughter!  

Plans for tomorrow include more gardening, piano practicing, and maybe some housework!

How was your Friday?  What are your plans for Saturday?