What do a Lap Robe, a Hot Stone Massage, a Choir Concert and a Card Game Have in Common?

A lap robe, a hot stone massage, a choir concert and a game of Hand and Foot -- all part of a VERY busy day today! The Zion Mission Society ladies had asked me soon after we arrived here to make sure that Daughter Dawn got to their meeting this month. It was their last meeting of the spring. Dawn was excited about going. What with school, she's been able to get to very few meetings. What she didn't know, was that they had been planning a surprise for her -- a lovely tied lap robe!

After lunch with the ladies, I went back to Auntie Violet to get Forry and we went into Woodburn for the rest of our birthday/anniversary present from our daughters. We went to The Spa at Wellspring for massages. Forry had a Swedish massage while I had a hot stone one. What a lovely way to spend an afternoon! They started you off with a foot soak and a hot neck wrap in a quiet room, then proceeded to the massage rooms. I was a little nervous about having the massage following my back surgery last fall, but the therapist was very cautious and careful -- he said he could feel exactly where the rods were. Forry and I were both pretty mellow when we got back home.

We finished off the day by attending Grand daughter Havela's choir concert at Canby High School. She sings in the Freshman Woman's Choir -- and they were awesome! Havela is the black-haired one in the middle --

After we got back from the concert (in the 19th day of rain!). we played a round of Hand and Foot with Dawn and Todd. Todd and I have a long-standing tradition of beating the socks off of Dawn and Forry and we upheld it well tonight...