Well Thursday was another busy day as I played pickle ball for two hours, worked in the garden until lunch time and then read for an hour afterwards before helping to take down all of the Christmas decorations. The grand kiddos came for the afternoon and luckily the neighbor hood boy Phoenix came over and kept them busy playing until it was time for them to go. They plumb wear me out in about an hour.
I started the day much the usual with a before 6'ish roll out. It had cooled down into the low 60's overnight so I donned my new robe Amy purchased for me as Christmas present, Nancy had bleached my old one leaving unsightly spots so it will be used to wipe down the truck the next time I give it a bath, oh well. She is crazy about bleach. I did my quiet time while sipping on my cup of hot tea laced with turmeric and then posted this ramble. Speaking of cold yeow is it ever cold with below freezing temps at the cabin. I got ready and rode out to the Rec. on my bike with a flannel shirt on.
The update on GG is better as she is getting some additional attention with Arianne being but its below zero cold there. No word on Paw Paw or Joe as Helen has her son visiting so I hate to disturb her while he is there. Nancy's cousin Chris has a new grandson and both Allison and the boy are doing fine. She had a still born boy a few years back and everyone was praying for and this new baby about the same time of the year. That would be hard to accept but she has had now two children since then and both have been healthy.
I got in two solid hours of pickle ball without a break on the court as we only 6 players and one court going with winners always splitting after each game so I never sat down even with a couple of C players in the mix. I left with a wet head and shirt and made a stop at the library. I picked up an excellent true story read that a movie was made about for the fellow who was the most sought after con man, Frank Abagnale. This is a hoot to read and the action never stops as he is on the run from around the world from authorities. The title of the book is CATCH ME IF YOU CAN and it's a real page turner. I don't think his con would work today as he milked the banks of millions of bucks as well as the airlines and even his friends. A must read to say the least.
Well it was back in the attic to retrieve the containers for the Christmas decorations and then packing them up and putting them back into the attic for another year. The tree was turning brown and the needles had littered the floor. I miss the smell of the evergreen tree but for some reason this one turned brown before the limbs we had on one piece of furniture that wasn't in the water, oh well. After that chore it was time to once more clean up some leftovers for our supper. After the clean up we settled into the FOX News cable and then I headed into the bedroom to watch the Lightning play a tough low scoring game with the Canadians. We finally came through with a win in the third period. It wasn't long after my shower I was ready for some horizontal lab, LATER
