A nice rain last night

Day 63, "Every picture has a story"

Perhaps this picture could be labeled "happy feet"!  Those of us who have had the "fun" of raising children know that as their little feet grow we go through shoes after shoes after shoes.  Then when they start to walk and ride the trike or play outside it seems like there is a need for a new pair of shoes each month or so.  I remember John, Travis and Aaron RUNNING up and down the side walk in front of  710 3rd street in Devils Lake.  They would have both hands on the box of their Tonka truck and the truck would be backwards so the dump on it would not lift up.  Going from west to east was downhill so when they came to the end of the block it was stop by using the toe of their shoe.  One can imagine how long a pair of shoes lasted, NOT long.  I could not think of a way to encourage them to not use their toe!  By the looks of those cute toes the shoes must have protected the feet!

Yesterday was full of excitement but all ended well.  It was time to make holes in the wall behind the TV to hide the cords.  It was exciting to be able to drill a hole and then use a hole saw to cut a nice circle about as big as the screw down on a quart jar.  I admit, I did use the lid for a pattern.  After the hole behind the TV was made and one also near the baseboard I was ready to string the cords into the wall.  BUT wait a second.  I had the TV swung way away from the wall to make the holes and there, before my eyes, the bracket started to come away from the wall.  I thought, if the bracket comes off the wall this TV is going to FALL right to the floor.  Luckily Terry was close by to hold onto the TV and all was saved BUT there I had a bracket half away from the wall.  Perhaps I should add that in my excitment to save the TV words between Terry and I were a bit elevated and to my discredit I admit.  Now it is time to admit I made a mistake.  I had used toggle bolts to fasten the bracket to the wall and several of them had not been put in far enough to have the wing on the end swing open so you can draw it back against the board.  So for several the wing was simpily wedged against the bit hole in the half inch wall board and not against the back of it.  A BIG NO NO NO FOR SURE.  Well with the TV resting on the couch I loosened all the toggle bolts and pushed them into the wall until I heard a click which meant the wing opened and then drew all of them against the back of the wall board as they are meant to be!!!  I hope nobody ever asks me how I could have been so "wrong" (I DID NOT WANT TO USE THE "S" WORD!).   After about a 2 hour delay the TV was up on the wall again, the cords were hidden behind the wall and the TV was straight with the cabinet below it.  I then mentioned to Terry that it would have to be a miracle if things worked right after we turned it on.  After all I had to disconnect about a dozen cords and reconnect them.  Terry took the cable remote and the TV remote and said, "We have a miracle!"  All is well that ends well.

We have our second book critic lecture this morning at 10:00 AM.   After that we will make a stop at Costco to pick up some things that Terry needs for her Tuesday party.

I do not know how much rain we received last night but I know it was a lot.  I woke up about 3 AM and it certainly sounded like a storm.  I did ride my bike over to the courts at 5:30 this morning and the courts still had water on them.  I am guessing there will be no 7:30 play but maybe by 9.

I think yesterday may have been the first weekday since we came in October that I did not go over to the courts at all.  I did not have any tennis scheduled but usually I just ride over anyway for a short time but yesterday I did some things around here and then that TV adventure came into play.  

Time to sip the last of the FP and then do breakfast dishes.  Not much to wash today as I had English muffins with bacon, egg and cheese so only a few things to clean up.  We will leave for the book lecture at 9:30.