Here we are at Saturday, October 16th

 TERRY

Terry has been sleeping much today.  As I write it is 5:00 and she is awake and watching TV.  I would say she is doing OK.  

It has been an uneventful day.  I played tennis at 9:00 this morning.  On Saturdays we reserve two courts and whoever shows up plays.  We play 4 games and then the losers stay and switch partners and the winners go to the other court and switch partners. I actually played well today as I had 4 different playing partners and we won each time.  Monday it will be back to the normal kind of tennis that goes on Monday-Friday.

I have Joan/Ron on my mind today.  They have their big 60th party 7:00 eastern time.  Sister Helen is there so she will have to be the "Lee" there.  I am sure she will do a good job.  Terry actually asked me if I wanted to get on a plane this morning and get out there.  In the worst way I wanted to do that but I just did not think it was the right thing to do so here I am in Naples.  

Joan, in my mind, perhaps the had the best mix of Mom and Dad in her DNA!  

• She was strong in what she believed and what she did
• She and Ron had lived all their married life in Fargo.  When a son needed help in Utah they gathered things and moved and at that time they were Not spring chickens but they did it for family.
• I think perhaps her grandmothering skills and great grandmothering skills are beyond any other, even our Mom
• Joan is a gal who gets things done, always
• Joan is a gal who in spite of good and bad she is there for family
• She is one to make changes when they need to be made
• and more and more and more

So I am sad that I am missing their BIG 60th but they will have a grand time with many family, friends AND sister Helen.  

Here is Henry in his last high school match.  They lost 3-1 in the state tournament but I got a big laugh out of his hair!  Kind of takes after his Dad I think as I am talking about a long long time ago.  In many ways Henry reminds me of my brother Ronald.  Not only his size but much about him.

That is it for today.  As I write Terry is awake and watching TV.  I am going to make some food now and then settle in for the evening.  Of course my FP was finished a long time ago.  I actually got it made kind of late today so a large cup of FP went to the tennis courts.  Maybe that is why I played kind of OK!!!