We are almost at mid August!

How about those beauties with matching dresses!  Bertie was 10 years older than Mom and they both look pretty hot!  

Today would have been brother Ronald's (Red) 83rd birthday.  Often I sit and wonder what Ronald would have turned out to be if God had given him a long life.  I KNOW he would have been someone special and done special things.

I am going to TRY and get the projects on track again.  Terry and I have about 50 days before we head to Naples.  We have not set a date but I am guessing it will be early October.  I am going to try something different starting today.  I am going to tell myself that getting projects done is not the most important thing in life so I will work at them but not worry.  Think I can do that?  Sometimes I wish God had created me more like Ronald or Dave.  They seemed to be able to attack a project and see it through to the end in lighting speed.  At least that is what it looked like.

I have a plan to lose weight.  I will not say what it is but when it is a success I will share it!  That will be  around the end of September.  I promise!!!

I should share a bit of the day Aaron was born.  It was Saturday, August 11, 1973.  Gail was VERY pregnant but there were no signs of when the baby might come.  I had been working on new sidewalks up to 710 3rd street in Devils Lake.  I told Gail I would bring left over cement when I finished work around noon and pour the side walk on the west of the house.  Noon came and I drove back into Lake Ready Mix after my last load with maybe 1/4 yard of cement left in the drum.  I asked Joe, the load guy, if he could give me another 3/4 yard.  With a slight smile on his face he did not ask any questions, he just said sure!  I arrived home about 1:00 knowing that I had about an hour of work left to pour the cement.  Gail said she was not feeling all that great and did not feel like she could help.  I poured the cement, left the drum going around so the residue would not harden and worked the poured cement to a smooth finish.  As I was about to jump in the truck all dirty and sweaty Gail said I should hurry as the baby may be close!!!  I was back home in 30 minutes and from there it is history.  Aaron arrive early the next morning, all 10+ pounds of him.  We figured it was from all the sweet corn we had been eating!

Enough for this morning.  I will sip the last of my FP, get on Bentley and ride for a while.  I will then come home and do my breakfast dishes and THEN get to work.