Water Therapy today and NO tennis

 TERRY

As I write Terry is awake with paper in hand.  I would say she is the same today.  She had not felt all that great the last couple of days but nothing serious.  We will see how she does in WT today.

Terry's grandson Sam spent about 3 hours with us yesterday.  He is down in Naples for a few days.  I do not think we will see him again as he may fly back today or tomorrow.

No tennis this morning as the guys cancelled.  Last night one of them said he thought it would be too cold this morning!  What the heck, it is 39 this morning!!!  Well I guess that is a tad chilly for us old guys to play!  I would have been happy to play but I do admit 39 makes it kind of hard on the hands as you hold the racquet.

Not much planned today except taking Terry to WT.  She will be there about an hour and a half so I will get to Costco and have them look at one of my hearing aids.  It is not working and I have no idea if they can make it work or if it has to be sent in.  I guess I will find out this morning.

I did not work on my cards yesterday but plan to do some more today.  It is so nice to have them all done and then just be able to send them at the correct time.  

I do have a story of long ago today but it may be one that I have shared before!

Maybe the summer of 1960 or so

I was all excited because Ronald and Glorine were going to spend the summer at our place.  There really could be nothing better than to have Ronald with us as he always had something in mind to do with us.  He and Glorine were free for the summer as they both were teachers so Ronald had gotten a job on the Wild Life Refuge for the summer.  They would stay with us ALL summer as he worked.  What is one to do with NO indoor shower or bath?  Well Dave and I had been and were planning again to just jump on our bikes in the evening and head to the lake.  Well Ronald thought there was a better way to do showers.  He got Dave and I working with him and we built a shower stall on the north end of the clothes line that was west of the the house.  We then got a 55 gallon barrel and cut it in half the long way so it was kind of like a tub!  Ronald then took the side that had a spigot.  We then built a platform kind of at the top of the shower stall and placed the half barrel on that.  Ronald then explained that each morning we should be sure the half barrel was full of water and then with the warm temps and sun the water would be nice and warm for a shower by the end of the day.  It worked great.  BUT I think Dave and I still preferred to bike to the lake for our bath.  

I would say that Ronald ,being who he was, a guy who always had an idea and always had in mind something to do was a huge influence on me.  Now I would never say that I could do so many things like him but it certainly has been an influence as I have lived life.  I don't think Ronald ever said this to me but because of who he was my motto has always been, "Never say, "That can't be done!" but rather say, "How can I do that".  Many times, as I headed Servant Camp, I used that motto to get things done where often others said, "I don't think that will work"!

I think that is about it for today.  Darn, I so got into my writing that my FP is now almost cold!  On to the pictures and cards that need to be done.