Here we are at the second to last Friday of September 2021

 TERRY

As I begin to write it is almost 8:30 and I think Terry is asleep.  I got up at 6:15 and she had no covers on so I covered her up.  Then at 8:00 again she asked me to cover her and I have heard nothing so I think she is sleeping again.  Usually, when she is awake in the morning, she will turn the TV on and at that point I bring in the paper but as of now no TV.  She did have a coughing spell at 5:45 AM and it lasted about 10 minutes.  Of course after that I could not fall asleep.

Nothing really planned for the day.  I actually had a short tear filled few minutes this morning.  I get so so upset with myself as I tend to be so sappy at times.  But here is the culprit.

I know one can not read this but it reminded me of self in some ways.  I quote the beginning of the article

"I was painfully shy growing up, so much so I sometimes found it difficult to speak.  As a child, I spent a lot of time in my head, fantasizing and daydreaming.  I had to work hard at coming out of my shell---or at least pretending not to have one.  Well she could have been speaking about me.  About my daydreaming while I spent time lying on the roof of the barn.  About me daydreaming about playing major league baseball as I threw the ball against the south side of the barn.  Or about my stuttering days that are long long gone but at time even now they bother me.  Etc Etc.  Actually I do not think I really came out of my shyness until well into adulthood. Well maybe never I do not know.   Well in the rest of the article it is FAR from my childrenhood!  She went on to become a TV star in several shows.  BUT for some reason the article struck a soft note in my life and as I thought about it probably it revolved around Dad and me.

On the lighter side

From the WSJ today.  A color-filled room to the tune of $181,800.  Granted this is today and not way back in 1970 when we bought our home but back then the house cost $18,000.  Granted it was not decorated like the picture above!  The cabinet to the right in the picture was $85,000 and the fancy couch which I would not put in my barn so to speak was $41,000.  I guess it is all about what you like and how much you have to spend!

I have mentioned this in the past but.  I have been able to buy some stocks in small amounts.  Example is I have 10 stocks of Home Depot, 10 of Johnson & Johnson , 10 of Moderna and etc.  Well in all I have 20 different stocks and for the first time EVER yesterday all ended the day in the green!  Most of the time they may be half and half AND then there are times like last Monday where they all were red!!!  Anyway it is fun to see what happens but I have said this before, "If I had to depend on my stocks for a living I would be living under the bridge someplace!  It is a diversion and SOMETIMES a fun one!  We will see if the 20 green turn into some green and some red today or perhaps all red!  Wait and see.

Pretty barbaric I would say.  For someone convicted of murder they would receive 1 shot to the head done by the victims family.  For robbery a hand would be cut off and for highway robbery a hand and a foot would be cut off!  I guess some places in the world are very different than the United States.

Our Sonia, who helped us for several months is still MIA.  She has been in New York for almost 3 months now.  I did get a note about 4 weeks ago that said she may be there a few more weeks but have heard nothing else.  It would be nice if she would let us know If or When.  I have been printing some recipes off the computer as I have, for now, suspended our weekly meal plan.  BUT is seems no matter what I do we have leftover food and it is difficult to eat all of it all the time.  I did make a REAL meal for us yesterday.  Simply of course as it was only baked potato and steak but really it was very good.  I served Terry a small piece of steak with baked potato taken out of the skin with sour cream on it with salt and pepper.  It actually was the first real meal I had made for some time and Terry said it was VERY good.  

I am hoping Terry is up for a second meal today.  She does not really eat a lot but if we get in kind of a nice snack and a real meal we are usually good for the day.  I think I can heat things up so it will still be good today.

Enough for now.  I just sipped the last of the FP so am ready to get on with the day.  I really think I may get some clean up in the house done today.  REALLY!!!  Oh and of course the kitchen is a mess as well.