Here we are at mid week of the last full week of January 2022

TERRY

OK so it is late today.  I could not believe it when Terry kind of woke me up by saying it was late--8:14!!! I can not remember the last time I slept that late.  BUT Terry seems to be doing OK so that is good.  She needed some attention when I got up and that is usual for the morning.  She said it felt good to get some things changed in the bed and then settle in with the paper for the morning.

How about that for a breakfast!!!  A South Bend back yard egg between ham with a foundation of cheese all on a toasted English Muffin.  What a way to start the day AND I am sure it will carry over to 10:30 tennis in a big way!

There are the ingredients that became the best chili I ever made.  I asked Terry if she would like chili as our weather is kind of "chili weather" if you get the pun!  It is a little warmer today as the temp shows 55 as I write but only a high of 72 which is kind of the story for the entire week.  Back to the chili.  So Terry said "yes" and the hunt was on for a new recipe which I found on the computer.  I would say it was a smashing success.  There will be leftover chili today.

How about that Agatha, she kind of stole my heart yesterday.  Cynthia send this picture and said Agatha loves Grandpa's book!  I always knew Agatha had good tastes!!!  I am thinking that it may have been the perfect ending to a cold cold day in Minnesota to snuggle into bed with a GOOD book.  Someone may say I can not be an impartial judge but I differ!!!  I am kind of wondering IF I could hire her to be my agent to sell more book.  I would allow her to use this picture!

Other than Tennis I need to make a quick trip to Costco, the store that has ALL for the best prices.  We do not need much but will also fill gas as they have the best prices for that as well.  As Dad would say, "I need to put gas ON."

We are in need of rain.  Very little over the past several weeks.  I am reminded because I have a certain mark on the pool that I feel the water should be at and about once a week I have to run water for about 30-45 minutes to fill it to that mark.  

I am NOT complaining about the weather here BUT it is unusually cool.  Over the next 10 days the high ranges from 61 - 78.  That is right I did say 61 for a high on Saturday.  I could mention that it looks like a temp of -10 in St. Paul now but that is not so bad as Cayuga takes the prize today with -16.  Oh I made a mistake as Deb Binde is in Lake Park MN and there it is -19 which means IF Judi/John were home in MN that would be their temp but being they are in sunny Mesa they are enjoying 41.  I am guessing they will need a light jacket on as they walk to enjoy coffee with friends at the club.  Maybe, what do I know about what they do in the morning as I ONLY know they, for some reason, can not get into enjoying delicious FP!!!😎

Well as I rattle on and on the time seems to fly so it is now almost time to get ready for tennis.  I may just wear a sweater going over on my bike as there will be a chill in the air but once on the court it will be warm enough.  So it is onward for the day with hopes that all ends well as night falls.