We are at Saturday, October 2nd

 TERRY

Terry is doing OK today.  She has been resting her eyes off and on but as I write it is 5:10 PM and she is watching TV.  As of the last few days she is in bed and needs help to get up for the bathroom etc.  However she is doing OK with her memory etc.  I made a corn soup which she asked for and she liked it!

I played tennis today as I have not played on a Saturday for some time.  I should have stayed home as I would say it was the worst I have played in a long long time.  But on the plus side it was exercise and that was good for me.  I think I have play time next week at least Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday again.

Well I pulled a recipe off the internet for corn soup and Terry said it was good which I agreed.  There is enough left for tomorrow as well.

Not sure what is going on with our in home care.  It has been 3 months now and the last I heard from Sonia was maybe 2 weeks ago.  Is she coming back?  Not sure!  We are getting along without her but it does put more on me which from time to time is kind of difficult for me.  I will have to make a decision if or when she says she can return.  I mean we do get along without her but I can feel the work load is more for me and at times a bit too much!

OCTOBER OF 1955

It is October 8, 1955 and it is Saturday.  Dad had planted corn on the fields west of the farm and we are in the middle of harvesting the corn today.  I am happy as it is Saturday and instead of school I can be part of the corn picking.  Dad started the harvest a few days ago so we are almost coming to the end of things.  The weather has been great and it makes me think that fall is a wonderful time!  We have also started shelling some of the corn as Mom wanted some corncobs for the cookstove in the kitchen.  I am more than happy to help as Dad has promised $.05 for every coal bucket of corn cobs I bring up to the house from the corncrib.  That means money in my pocket when we have the fall festival at church.  That is always a fun time and when we get a little money to spend it is even more fun.  I look at it as a coal bucket of corncobs is worth an ice cream cone!  BUT I am wondering IF Dad was not good in math when he was in school!!!  I am certain that I have brought 10 buckets of cobs to the kitchen for Mom but Dad said he felt that it was only worth $.25.  I thought it was going to be $.05 a bucket but maybe I heard wrong!!!  Anyway I am pretty sure that by the time Sunday, October 16th comes I will have enough money to have at least 2 cones, maybe several cookies and even two glasses of lemon aide!  A week from tomorrow is going to be a fun time.  When we are not buying goodies we play tag across the road near the school and that is always fun.  As the sun goes down over the horizon and Dave and I start a game of touring cards I think life is good and I am happy!  I say to myself, "I hope life is always this good."  Well what in the world does an 8 year old rural farm boy know about life!!!