Well Friday was a play day in the morning that went into a work day until lunch time and then a relaxing day while reading until supper time. It also was the birthday of my uncle who took me in when I was but a small lad around the age of 4 or 5 to live with him and his new wife who later gave him 3 daughters who always called me their brother. I refer to him as Paw Paw and her as Maw Maw to my children and grand children. He was 90 years young today and is quite the story teller much of which we aren't really sure is factual but he keeps us intrigued with his memory of how things were.
I started the day with my usual before 6'ish rollout. I had my cup of hot tea laced with turmeric while I posted this ramble and spent a few minutes with my Creator in thanksgiving and lifting and remembering several who are in need of some divine intervention at this point in their lives. GG and Joe(Helen's brother) are both in a hospital; one in Michigan and one in N.C. We never heard back from Nancy's brother Eric on how GG was doing yesterday but we did hear from Helen that Joe is in rough shape with terrible pain in his legs and now he has no desire to eat. Joe is 90 and his health is not nearly as good as Paw Paw's. GG is not quite 90 and her health has been no good since she went to Miami last May to visit grand kids.
We got word from Helen that snow had enveloped the area with some totals in the 5 to 6 inches. We were hoping for some before coming back this year as a couple years ago we had a 6 inch snow which was delightfully fun especially for Nancy. Me I could take it or leave it as I had to shovel it as a kid on the farm and did not welcome the cold mornings when I had to feed the farm animals and milk the cow(s) by hand and then walk nearly a mile to catch the school bus. Luckily I had shoes. Those were the days my friends and I'm thrilled I don't have to work in the cold and snow any longer. We at times were out of school for weeks on end as the snow accumulations were in the 40 plus inches at a time. We were always drifted in back at the old home place and myself and the Bucher boys(Brian and Pud) had to shovel the road our so Buck(their dad) and Billy could get to work.
Well I had a good two hour workout on the pickle ball court from 8 to 10 then made a library stop before coming back to the house. Nancy was off shopping so I put a load of laundry in and then mowed the back yard before hanging the clothes. It was another very warm and muggy day. I decided to trim two rather large oak limbs handing over my garden so up the ladder with a long hand pole saw and managed to get them down while working up a wet shirt once again. I worked those two limbs up and have a wheel borrow of oakwood for someones fireplace.
Bobby called and was in the area so he came by for lunch and then Amy and Eliza Faye as well. We called Paw Paw who was out with the youngest daughter Dee at an eatery for lunch. We all wished him the best and even little Eliza Faye spoke with him. That would make her a great grand daughter to him. He has never seen her but has seen Ava and Sam her siblings. He sounded good on the phone and was looking forward to a birthday celebration at St.John's Church with others in the family and friends this weekend. Hopefully it doesn't snow them out.
Well we had Italian sausages and a salad for our supper. I'm finally below the 190 mark and even saw 187 yesterday after PB. Of course that changes throughout the day but I'm now shooting for 185 in the next couple of weeks. I know eating less has made a difference and staying away from the carbs for supper has helped. It tough when Nancy is baking cookies nearly everyday and so I broke down and sampled a couple different ones yesterday when Bobby brought out the buckeyes, Yeow they are so decant and delicious.
After the cleanup from supper I settled into the Fox News and then watched the President live from Pensacola, Fl. What and awesome speech he gave and the folks were packed both inside and out to hear his remarks. This man is doing a fine job to restore our credibility in the world and at home. The economy is bursting with new growth which will eventually find its way into our pockets, unemployment is the lowest in years and the democrats are complaining and obstructing at every turn along with the fake and biased news of the networks. I love that he calls them out and is not beholding to the special interests except for the military and law enforcement. We finally have a Potus who is for America first and the libs can not stand it. We need border security as the illegals continue to kill, rape and bleed our welfare system as seen in the murder of Kate in California. We need real politicians to take a stand for what is best for we the people of this nation. We need to scrap the PC crowd and get back to making a secure nation for our children. He has brought back the influence of our Judeo-Christian mores into the fore front once again and now we say Merry Christmas instead of happy holidays, God Bless this man who is not a politician, LATER
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