And then there were NONE

In the fall of 1977 Gail and I moved into our new home at 2094 Niles Ave in St. Paul.  We put 26 storm windows up that fall.  At the age of 30 it was not a big deal to climb the 20 feet up the ladder with the storm in hand, that was for 10 windows.  As time went on the routine stayed pretty much the same.  Screens came off in the fall, windows were washed inside and out and the storm windows, after they were washed, went on.  Gail would work on the inside and I would be outside.  Year after year after year this went on.  Screens were repaired (most of the time!) and storms likewise were repaired and painted again and again.  Then in 2011 I decided that it was no longer fun to climb the ladder lugging storm windows up and attaching them to the house.  So new windows were put in on the top floor and it was such a blessing.  To make the story short the last four windows that I put storms on were in the kitchen and new windows were put in last week.  From 1977-2017 there have been 30 new windows put in.  NO MORE STORMS TO PUT ON, NO MORE SCREENS AND STORM TO REPAIR AND NO MORE STORMS AND SCREENS TO PAINT!!!
I rest my case, it is a good day.
On another note my tennis team took it on the chin again this week but tomorrow is another day.
I finished my project for my siblings, including John and Glorine.  I put together calendars with many many dates of births, deaths, anniversaries and more.  It took a lot of time but it turned out very well and it sounds like everyone is happy with them.  Now to print out Christmas cards and get them in the mail.  The envelopes are ready to stuff and put in the mail so it should not take too much time.
Terry's son Brian and his wife Tammy had a grand time here for the last few days.  I woke up at 6:15 this morning and the house was so quiet, they left early.  They will arrive home by Sunday.
Enough for now.